Q: Is 579,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 579,020 is a composite number.

Why is 579,020 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 579,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 52 65 68 85 130 131 170 221 260 262 340 442 524 655 884 1,105 1,310 1,703 2,210 2,227 2,620 3,406 4,420 4,454 6,812 8,515 8,908 11,135 17,030 22,270 28,951 34,060 44,540 57,902 115,804 144,755 289,510 and 579,020, with no remainder.

Since 579,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 579,020, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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