Q: Is 576,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 576,840 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 576,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 23 24 30 33 38 40 44 46 55 57 60 66 69 76 88 92 95 110 114 115 120 132 138 152 165 184 190 209 220 228 230 253 264 276 285 330 345 380 418 437 440 456 460 506 552 570 627 660 690 759 760 836 874 920 1,012 1,045 1,140 1,254 1,265 1,311 1,320 1,380 1,518 1,672 1,748 2,024 2,090 2,185 2,280 2,508 2,530 2,622 2,760 3,036 3,135 3,496 3,795 4,180 4,370 4,807 5,016 5,060 5,244 6,072 6,270 6,555 7,590 8,360 8,740 9,614 10,120 10,488 12,540 13,110 14,421 15,180 17,480 19,228 24,035 25,080 26,220 28,842 30,360 38,456 48,070 52,440 57,684 72,105 96,140 115,368 144,210 192,280 288,420 and 576,840, with no remainder.

Since 576,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,840, 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).