Q: Is 577,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 577,536 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 577,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 64 94 96 128 141 188 192 256 282 376 384 512 564 752 768 1,024 1,128 1,504 1,536 2,048 2,256 3,008 3,072 4,096 4,512 6,016 6,144 9,024 12,032 12,288 18,048 24,064 36,096 48,128 72,192 96,256 144,384 192,512 288,768 and 577,536, with no remainder.

Since 577,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 577,536, 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).