Q: Is 582,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 582,048 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 582,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 43 47 48 72 86 94 96 129 141 144 172 188 258 282 288 344 376 387 423 516 564 688 752 774 846 1,032 1,128 1,376 1,504 1,548 1,692 2,021 2,064 2,256 3,096 3,384 4,042 4,128 4,512 6,063 6,192 6,768 8,084 12,126 12,384 13,536 16,168 18,189 24,252 32,336 36,378 48,504 64,672 72,756 97,008 145,512 194,016 291,024 and 582,048, with no remainder.

Since 582,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 582,048, 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).