Q: Is 571,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 571,368 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 571,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 42 56 57 76 84 114 133 152 168 179 228 266 358 399 456 532 537 716 798 1,064 1,074 1,253 1,432 1,596 2,148 2,506 3,192 3,401 3,759 4,296 5,012 6,802 7,518 10,024 10,203 13,604 15,036 20,406 23,807 27,208 30,072 40,812 47,614 71,421 81,624 95,228 142,842 190,456 285,684 and 571,368, with no remainder.

Since 571,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 571,368, 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).