Q: Is 577,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 577,200 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 577,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 37 39 40 48 50 52 60 65 74 75 78 80 100 104 111 120 130 148 150 156 185 195 200 208 222 240 260 296 300 312 325 370 390 400 444 481 520 555 592 600 624 650 740 780 888 925 962 975 1,040 1,110 1,200 1,300 1,443 1,480 1,560 1,776 1,850 1,924 1,950 2,220 2,405 2,600 2,775 2,886 2,960 3,120 3,700 3,848 3,900 4,440 4,810 5,200 5,550 5,772 7,215 7,400 7,696 7,800 8,880 9,620 11,100 11,544 12,025 14,430 14,800 15,600 19,240 22,200 23,088 24,050 28,860 36,075 38,480 44,400 48,100 57,720 72,150 96,200 115,440 144,300 192,400 288,600 and 577,200, with no remainder.

Since 577,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 577,200, 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).