Q: Is 576,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 576,300 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 576,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 113 150 170 204 226 255 300 339 340 425 452 510 565 678 850 1,020 1,130 1,275 1,356 1,695 1,700 1,921 2,260 2,550 2,825 3,390 3,842 5,100 5,650 5,763 6,780 7,684 8,475 9,605 11,300 11,526 16,950 19,210 23,052 28,815 33,900 38,420 48,025 57,630 96,050 115,260 144,075 192,100 288,150 and 576,300, with no remainder.

Since 576,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,300, 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).