Q: Is 562,590 a Composite Number?

Why is 562,590 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 562,590 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 19 21 30 35 38 42 45 47 57 63 70 90 94 95 105 114 126 133 141 171 190 210 235 266 282 285 315 329 342 399 423 470 570 630 658 665 705 798 846 855 893 987 1,197 1,330 1,410 1,645 1,710 1,786 1,974 1,995 2,115 2,394 2,679 2,961 3,290 3,990 4,230 4,465 4,935 5,358 5,922 5,985 6,251 8,037 8,930 9,870 11,970 12,502 13,395 14,805 16,074 18,753 26,790 29,610 31,255 37,506 40,185 56,259 62,510 80,370 93,765 112,518 187,530 281,295 and 562,590, with no remainder.

Since 562,590 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,590, 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).