Q: Is 578,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 578,448 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 578,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 36 39 48 52 54 72 78 103 104 108 117 144 156 206 208 216 234 309 312 351 412 432 468 618 624 702 824 927 936 1,236 1,339 1,404 1,648 1,854 1,872 2,472 2,678 2,781 2,808 3,708 4,017 4,944 5,356 5,562 5,616 7,416 8,034 10,712 11,124 12,051 14,832 16,068 21,424 22,248 24,102 32,136 36,153 44,496 48,204 64,272 72,306 96,408 144,612 192,816 289,224 and 578,448, with no remainder.

Since 578,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 578,448, 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).