Q: Is 582,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 582,000 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 582,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 97 100 120 125 150 194 200 240 250 291 300 375 388 400 485 500 582 600 750 776 970 1,000 1,164 1,200 1,455 1,500 1,552 1,940 2,000 2,328 2,425 2,910 3,000 3,880 4,656 4,850 5,820 6,000 7,275 7,760 9,700 11,640 12,125 14,550 19,400 23,280 24,250 29,100 36,375 38,800 48,500 58,200 72,750 97,000 116,400 145,500 194,000 291,000 and 582,000, with no remainder.

Since 582,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 582,000, 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).