Q: Is 578,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 578,088 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 578,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 31 36 37 42 56 62 63 72 74 84 93 111 124 126 148 168 186 217 222 248 252 259 279 296 333 372 434 444 504 518 558 651 666 744 777 868 888 1,036 1,116 1,147 1,302 1,332 1,554 1,736 1,953 2,072 2,232 2,294 2,331 2,604 2,664 3,108 3,441 3,906 4,588 4,662 5,208 6,216 6,882 7,812 8,029 9,176 9,324 10,323 13,764 15,624 16,058 18,648 20,646 24,087 27,528 32,116 41,292 48,174 64,232 72,261 82,584 96,348 144,522 192,696 289,044 and 578,088, with no remainder.

Since 578,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 578,088, 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).