Q: Is 583,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 583,740 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 583,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 47 54 60 69 90 92 94 108 115 135 138 141 180 188 207 230 235 270 276 282 345 414 423 460 470 540 564 621 690 705 828 846 940 1,035 1,081 1,242 1,269 1,380 1,410 1,692 2,070 2,115 2,162 2,484 2,538 2,820 3,105 3,243 4,140 4,230 4,324 5,076 5,405 6,210 6,345 6,486 8,460 9,729 10,810 12,420 12,690 12,972 16,215 19,458 21,620 25,380 29,187 32,430 38,916 48,645 58,374 64,860 97,290 116,748 145,935 194,580 291,870 and 583,740, with no remainder.

Since 583,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 583,740, 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).