Q: Is 575,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 575,960 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 575,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 17 20 22 28 34 35 40 44 55 56 68 70 77 85 88 110 119 121 136 140 154 170 187 220 238 242 280 308 340 374 385 440 476 484 595 605 616 680 748 770 847 935 952 968 1,190 1,210 1,309 1,496 1,540 1,694 1,870 2,057 2,380 2,420 2,618 3,080 3,388 3,740 4,114 4,235 4,760 4,840 5,236 6,545 6,776 7,480 8,228 8,470 10,285 10,472 13,090 14,399 16,456 16,940 20,570 26,180 28,798 33,880 41,140 52,360 57,596 71,995 82,280 115,192 143,990 287,980 and 575,960, with no remainder.

Since 575,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 575,960, 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).