Q: Is 576,810 a Composite Number?

Why is 576,810 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 576,810 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 17 18 26 29 30 34 39 45 51 58 65 78 85 87 90 102 117 130 145 153 170 174 195 221 234 255 261 290 306 377 390 435 442 493 510 522 585 663 754 765 870 986 1,105 1,131 1,170 1,305 1,326 1,479 1,530 1,885 1,989 2,210 2,262 2,465 2,610 2,958 3,315 3,393 3,770 3,978 4,437 4,930 5,655 6,409 6,630 6,786 7,395 8,874 9,945 11,310 12,818 14,790 16,965 19,227 19,890 22,185 32,045 33,930 38,454 44,370 57,681 64,090 96,135 115,362 192,270 288,405 and 576,810, with no remainder.

Since 576,810 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,810, 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).