Q: Is 572,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 572,460 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 572,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 29 30 35 42 47 58 60 70 84 87 94 105 116 140 141 145 174 188 203 210 235 282 290 329 348 406 420 435 470 564 580 609 658 705 812 870 940 987 1,015 1,218 1,316 1,363 1,410 1,645 1,740 1,974 2,030 2,436 2,726 2,820 3,045 3,290 3,948 4,060 4,089 4,935 5,452 6,090 6,580 6,815 8,178 9,541 9,870 12,180 13,630 16,356 19,082 19,740 20,445 27,260 28,623 38,164 40,890 47,705 57,246 81,780 95,410 114,492 143,115 190,820 286,230 and 572,460, with no remainder.

Since 572,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 572,460, 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).