Q: Is 523,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 523,584 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 523,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 101 108 144 162 192 202 216 288 303 324 404 432 576 606 648 808 864 909 1,212 1,296 1,616 1,728 1,818 2,424 2,592 2,727 3,232 3,636 4,848 5,184 5,454 6,464 7,272 8,181 9,696 10,908 14,544 16,362 19,392 21,816 29,088 32,724 43,632 58,176 65,448 87,264 130,896 174,528 261,792 and 523,584, with no remainder.

Since 523,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 523,584, 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).