Q: Is 580,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 580,560 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 580,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 41 48 59 60 80 82 118 120 123 164 177 205 236 240 246 295 328 354 410 472 492 590 615 656 708 820 885 944 984 1,180 1,230 1,416 1,640 1,770 1,968 2,360 2,419 2,460 2,832 3,280 3,540 4,720 4,838 4,920 7,080 7,257 9,676 9,840 12,095 14,160 14,514 19,352 24,190 29,028 36,285 38,704 48,380 58,056 72,570 96,760 116,112 145,140 193,520 290,280 and 580,560, with no remainder.

Since 580,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 580,560, 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).