Q: Is 523,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 523,488 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 523,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 19 21 24 28 32 38 41 42 48 56 57 76 82 84 96 112 114 123 133 152 164 168 224 228 246 266 287 304 328 336 399 456 492 532 574 608 656 672 779 798 861 912 984 1,064 1,148 1,312 1,558 1,596 1,722 1,824 1,968 2,128 2,296 2,337 3,116 3,192 3,444 3,936 4,256 4,592 4,674 5,453 6,232 6,384 6,888 9,184 9,348 10,906 12,464 12,768 13,776 16,359 18,696 21,812 24,928 27,552 32,718 37,392 43,624 65,436 74,784 87,248 130,872 174,496 261,744 and 523,488, with no remainder.

Since 523,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 523,488, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).