Q: Is 572,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 572,880 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 572,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 31 33 35 40 42 44 48 55 56 60 62 66 70 77 80 84 88 93 105 110 112 120 124 132 140 154 155 165 168 176 186 210 217 220 231 240 248 264 280 308 310 330 336 341 372 385 420 434 440 462 465 496 528 560 616 620 651 660 682 744 770 840 868 880 924 930 1,023 1,085 1,155 1,232 1,240 1,302 1,320 1,364 1,488 1,540 1,680 1,705 1,736 1,848 1,860 2,046 2,170 2,310 2,387 2,480 2,604 2,640 2,728 3,080 3,255 3,410 3,472 3,696 3,720 4,092 4,340 4,620 4,774 5,115 5,208 5,456 6,160 6,510 6,820 7,161 7,440 8,184 8,680 9,240 9,548 10,230 10,416 11,935 13,020 13,640 14,322 16,368 17,360 18,480 19,096 20,460 23,870 26,040 27,280 28,644 35,805 38,192 40,920 47,740 52,080 57,288 71,610 81,840 95,480 114,576 143,220 190,960 286,440 and 572,880, with no remainder.

Since 572,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 572,880, 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).