Q: Is 573,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 573,342 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 573,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 17 21 22 33 34 42 51 66 73 77 102 119 146 154 187 219 231 238 357 374 438 462 511 561 714 803 1,022 1,122 1,241 1,309 1,533 1,606 2,409 2,482 2,618 3,066 3,723 3,927 4,818 5,621 7,446 7,854 8,687 11,242 13,651 16,863 17,374 26,061 27,302 33,726 40,953 52,122 81,906 95,557 191,114 286,671 and 573,342, with no remainder.

Since 573,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 573,342, 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).