Q: Is 575,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 575,424 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 575,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 37 48 54 64 72 74 81 96 108 111 144 148 162 192 216 222 243 288 296 324 333 432 444 486 576 592 648 666 864 888 972 999 1,184 1,296 1,332 1,728 1,776 1,944 1,998 2,368 2,592 2,664 2,997 3,552 3,888 3,996 5,184 5,328 5,994 7,104 7,776 7,992 8,991 10,656 11,988 15,552 15,984 17,982 21,312 23,976 31,968 35,964 47,952 63,936 71,928 95,904 143,856 191,808 287,712 and 575,424, with no remainder.

Since 575,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 575,424, 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).