Q: Is 578,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 578,760 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 578,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 39 40 42 52 53 56 60 65 70 78 84 91 104 105 106 120 130 140 156 159 168 182 195 210 212 260 265 273 280 312 318 364 371 390 420 424 455 520 530 546 636 689 728 742 780 795 840 910 1,060 1,092 1,113 1,272 1,365 1,378 1,484 1,560 1,590 1,820 1,855 2,067 2,120 2,184 2,226 2,730 2,756 2,968 3,180 3,445 3,640 3,710 4,134 4,452 4,823 5,460 5,512 5,565 6,360 6,890 7,420 8,268 8,904 9,646 10,335 10,920 11,130 13,780 14,469 14,840 16,536 19,292 20,670 22,260 24,115 27,560 28,938 38,584 41,340 44,520 48,230 57,876 72,345 82,680 96,460 115,752 144,690 192,920 289,380 and 578,760, with no remainder.

Since 578,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 578,760, 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).