Q: Is 572,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 572,400 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 572,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 48 50 53 54 60 72 75 80 90 100 106 108 120 135 144 150 159 180 200 212 216 225 240 265 270 300 318 360 400 424 432 450 477 530 540 600 636 675 720 795 848 900 954 1,060 1,080 1,200 1,272 1,325 1,350 1,431 1,590 1,800 1,908 2,120 2,160 2,385 2,544 2,650 2,700 2,862 3,180 3,600 3,816 3,975 4,240 4,770 5,300 5,400 5,724 6,360 7,155 7,632 7,950 9,540 10,600 10,800 11,448 11,925 12,720 14,310 15,900 19,080 21,200 22,896 23,850 28,620 31,800 35,775 38,160 47,700 57,240 63,600 71,550 95,400 114,480 143,100 190,800 286,200 and 572,400, with no remainder.

Since 572,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 572,400, 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).