Q: Is 571,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 571,872 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 571,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 32 37 42 46 48 56 69 74 84 92 96 111 112 138 148 161 168 184 222 224 259 276 296 322 336 368 444 483 518 552 592 644 672 736 777 851 888 966 1,036 1,104 1,184 1,288 1,554 1,702 1,776 1,932 2,072 2,208 2,553 2,576 3,108 3,404 3,552 3,864 4,144 5,106 5,152 5,957 6,216 6,808 7,728 8,288 10,212 11,914 12,432 13,616 15,456 17,871 20,424 23,828 24,864 27,232 35,742 40,848 47,656 71,484 81,696 95,312 142,968 190,624 285,936 and 571,872, with no remainder.

Since 571,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 571,872, 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).