Is 567 a prime number or a composite number?

Answer 1

567 is a composite number. A Prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. In the case of 567, it can be divided evenly by numbers other than 1 and 567, such as 3, 9, 21, and 63, making it a composite number.

Answer 2

A prime number is a number with two and only two factors: 1 (also known as unity) and itself. A composite number is a number with more than two factors; in other words, it has at least one factor besides 1 and itself. 567 has factors other than 1 and itself, so it is not a prime number. For example, it is divisible by 3. (You can check this by adding the digits of the number: 5 + 6 + 7 = 18. If the sum of the digits is divisible by 3, the number is also divisible by 3.) Therefore, 567 is a composite number.