Q: Is 571,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 571,680 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 571,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 397 480 720 794 1,191 1,440 1,588 1,985 2,382 3,176 3,573 3,970 4,764 5,955 6,352 7,146 7,940 9,528 11,910 12,704 14,292 15,880 17,865 19,056 23,820 28,584 31,760 35,730 38,112 47,640 57,168 63,520 71,460 95,280 114,336 142,920 190,560 285,840 and 571,680, with no remainder.

Since 571,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 571,680, 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).