Q: Is 580,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 580,720 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 580,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 61 68 70 80 85 112 119 122 136 140 170 238 244 272 280 305 340 427 476 488 560 595 610 680 854 952 976 1,037 1,190 1,220 1,360 1,708 1,904 2,074 2,135 2,380 2,440 3,416 4,148 4,270 4,760 4,880 5,185 6,832 7,259 8,296 8,540 9,520 10,370 14,518 16,592 17,080 20,740 29,036 34,160 36,295 41,480 58,072 72,590 82,960 116,144 145,180 290,360 and 580,720, with no remainder.

Since 580,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 580,720, 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).