Q: Is 571,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 571,900 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 571,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 19 20 25 28 35 38 43 50 70 76 86 95 100 133 140 172 175 190 215 266 301 350 380 430 475 532 602 665 700 817 860 950 1,075 1,204 1,330 1,505 1,634 1,900 2,150 2,660 3,010 3,268 3,325 4,085 4,300 5,719 6,020 6,650 7,525 8,170 11,438 13,300 15,050 16,340 20,425 22,876 28,595 30,100 40,850 57,190 81,700 114,380 142,975 285,950 and 571,900, with no remainder.

Since 571,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 571,900, 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).