Q: Is 583,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 583,848 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 583,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 53 54 68 72 81 102 106 108 136 153 159 162 204 212 216 306 318 324 408 424 459 477 612 636 648 901 918 954 1,224 1,272 1,377 1,431 1,802 1,836 1,908 2,703 2,754 2,862 3,604 3,672 3,816 4,293 5,406 5,508 5,724 7,208 8,109 8,586 10,812 11,016 11,448 16,218 17,172 21,624 24,327 32,436 34,344 48,654 64,872 72,981 97,308 145,962 194,616 291,924 and 583,848, with no remainder.

Since 583,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 583,848, 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).