Q: Is 572,670 a Composite Number?

Why is 572,670 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 572,670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 101 105 126 135 162 189 202 210 270 303 315 378 405 505 567 606 630 707 810 909 945 1,010 1,134 1,414 1,515 1,818 1,890 2,121 2,727 2,835 3,030 3,535 4,242 4,545 5,454 5,670 6,363 7,070 8,181 9,090 10,605 12,726 13,635 16,362 19,089 21,210 27,270 31,815 38,178 40,905 57,267 63,630 81,810 95,445 114,534 190,890 286,335 and 572,670, with no remainder.

Since 572,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 572,670, 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).