Q: Is 580,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 580,032 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 580,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 53 57 64 72 76 96 106 114 144 152 159 171 192 212 228 288 304 318 342 424 456 477 576 608 636 684 848 912 954 1,007 1,216 1,272 1,368 1,696 1,824 1,908 2,014 2,544 2,736 3,021 3,392 3,648 3,816 4,028 5,088 5,472 6,042 7,632 8,056 9,063 10,176 10,944 12,084 15,264 16,112 18,126 24,168 30,528 32,224 36,252 48,336 64,448 72,504 96,672 145,008 193,344 290,016 and 580,032, with no remainder.

Since 580,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 580,032, 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).