Q: Is 574,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 574,860 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 574,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 26 30 33 39 44 52 55 60 65 66 67 78 110 130 132 134 143 156 165 195 201 220 260 268 286 330 335 390 402 429 572 660 670 715 737 780 804 858 871 1,005 1,340 1,430 1,474 1,716 1,742 2,010 2,145 2,211 2,613 2,860 2,948 3,484 3,685 4,020 4,290 4,355 4,422 5,226 7,370 8,580 8,710 8,844 9,581 10,452 11,055 13,065 14,740 17,420 19,162 22,110 26,130 28,743 38,324 44,220 47,905 52,260 57,486 95,810 114,972 143,715 191,620 287,430 and 574,860, with no remainder.

Since 574,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 574,860, 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).