Q: Is 576,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 576,072 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 576,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 126 127 162 168 189 216 252 254 324 378 381 504 508 567 648 756 762 889 1,016 1,134 1,143 1,512 1,524 1,778 2,268 2,286 2,667 3,048 3,429 3,556 4,536 4,572 5,334 6,858 7,112 8,001 9,144 10,287 10,668 13,716 16,002 20,574 21,336 24,003 27,432 32,004 41,148 48,006 64,008 72,009 82,296 96,012 144,018 192,024 288,036 and 576,072, with no remainder.

Since 576,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,072, 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).