Q: Is 573,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 573,480 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 573,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 59 60 72 81 90 108 118 120 135 162 177 180 216 236 243 270 295 324 354 360 405 472 486 531 540 590 648 708 810 885 972 1,062 1,080 1,180 1,215 1,416 1,593 1,620 1,770 1,944 2,124 2,360 2,430 2,655 3,186 3,240 3,540 4,248 4,779 4,860 5,310 6,372 7,080 7,965 9,558 9,720 10,620 12,744 14,337 15,930 19,116 21,240 23,895 28,674 31,860 38,232 47,790 57,348 63,720 71,685 95,580 114,696 143,370 191,160 286,740 and 573,480, with no remainder.

Since 573,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 573,480, 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).