Q: Is 573,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 573,000 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 573,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 191 200 250 300 375 382 500 573 600 750 764 955 1,000 1,146 1,500 1,528 1,910 2,292 2,865 3,000 3,820 4,584 4,775 5,730 7,640 9,550 11,460 14,325 19,100 22,920 23,875 28,650 38,200 47,750 57,300 71,625 95,500 114,600 143,250 191,000 286,500 and 573,000, with no remainder.

Since 573,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 573,000, 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).