Q: Is 574,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 574,896 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 574,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 42 48 56 58 59 84 87 112 116 118 168 174 177 203 232 236 336 348 354 406 413 464 472 609 696 708 812 826 944 1,218 1,239 1,392 1,416 1,624 1,652 1,711 2,436 2,478 2,832 3,248 3,304 3,422 4,872 4,956 5,133 6,608 6,844 9,744 9,912 10,266 11,977 13,688 19,824 20,532 23,954 27,376 35,931 41,064 47,908 71,862 82,128 95,816 143,724 191,632 287,448 and 574,896, with no remainder.

Since 574,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 574,896, 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).