Q: Is 577,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 577,720 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 577,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 20 22 26 40 44 52 55 65 88 101 104 110 130 143 202 220 260 286 404 440 505 520 572 715 808 1,010 1,111 1,144 1,313 1,430 2,020 2,222 2,626 2,860 4,040 4,444 5,252 5,555 5,720 6,565 8,888 10,504 11,110 13,130 14,443 22,220 26,260 28,886 44,440 52,520 57,772 72,215 115,544 144,430 288,860 and 577,720, with no remainder.

Since 577,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 577,720, 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).