Q: Is 583,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 583,464 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 583,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 151 161 168 184 276 302 322 453 483 552 604 644 906 966 1,057 1,208 1,288 1,812 1,932 2,114 3,171 3,473 3,624 3,864 4,228 6,342 6,946 8,456 10,419 12,684 13,892 20,838 24,311 25,368 27,784 41,676 48,622 72,933 83,352 97,244 145,866 194,488 291,732 and 583,464, with no remainder.

Since 583,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 583,464, 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).