Q: Is 576,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 576,972 is a composite number.

Why is 576,972 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 576,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 31 33 36 44 47 62 66 93 94 99 124 132 141 186 188 198 279 282 341 372 396 423 517 558 564 682 846 1,023 1,034 1,116 1,364 1,457 1,551 1,692 2,046 2,068 2,914 3,069 3,102 4,092 4,371 4,653 5,828 6,138 6,204 8,742 9,306 12,276 13,113 16,027 17,484 18,612 26,226 32,054 48,081 52,452 64,108 96,162 144,243 192,324 288,486 and 576,972, with no remainder.

Since 576,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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