Q: Is 578,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 578,304 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 578,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 251 256 288 384 502 576 753 768 1,004 1,152 1,506 2,008 2,259 2,304 3,012 4,016 4,518 6,024 8,032 9,036 12,048 16,064 18,072 24,096 32,128 36,144 48,192 64,256 72,288 96,384 144,576 192,768 289,152 and 578,304, with no remainder.

Since 578,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 578,304, 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).