Q: Is 582,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 582,960 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 582,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 347 420 560 694 840 1,041 1,388 1,680 1,735 2,082 2,429 2,776 3,470 4,164 4,858 5,205 5,552 6,940 7,287 8,328 9,716 10,410 12,145 13,880 14,574 16,656 19,432 20,820 24,290 27,760 29,148 36,435 38,864 41,640 48,580 58,296 72,870 83,280 97,160 116,592 145,740 194,320 291,480 and 582,960, with no remainder.

Since 582,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 582,960, 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).