Q: Is 582,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 582,660 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 582,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 83 90 108 117 130 135 156 166 180 195 234 249 260 270 332 351 390 415 468 498 540 585 702 747 780 830 996 1,079 1,170 1,245 1,404 1,494 1,660 1,755 2,158 2,241 2,340 2,490 2,988 3,237 3,510 3,735 4,316 4,482 4,980 5,395 6,474 7,020 7,470 8,964 9,711 10,790 11,205 12,948 14,940 16,185 19,422 21,580 22,410 29,133 32,370 38,844 44,820 48,555 58,266 64,740 97,110 116,532 145,665 194,220 291,330 and 582,660, with no remainder.

Since 582,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 582,660, 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).