Q: Is 577,668 a Composite Number?

Why is 577,668 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 577,668 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 23 26 28 39 42 46 52 69 78 84 91 92 138 156 161 182 273 276 299 322 364 483 529 546 598 644 897 966 1,058 1,092 1,196 1,587 1,794 1,932 2,093 2,116 3,174 3,588 3,703 4,186 6,279 6,348 6,877 7,406 8,372 11,109 12,558 13,754 14,812 20,631 22,218 25,116 27,508 41,262 44,436 48,139 82,524 96,278 144,417 192,556 288,834 and 577,668, with no remainder.

Since 577,668 cannot be divided by just 1 and 577,668, 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).