Q: Is 577,962 a Composite Number?

Why is 577,962 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 577,962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 99 126 139 154 189 198 231 278 297 378 417 462 594 693 834 973 1,251 1,386 1,529 1,946 2,079 2,502 2,919 3,058 3,753 4,158 4,587 5,838 7,506 8,757 9,174 10,703 13,761 17,514 21,406 26,271 27,522 32,109 41,283 52,542 64,218 82,566 96,327 192,654 288,981 and 577,962, with no remainder.

Since 577,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 577,962, 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).