Q: Is 584,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 584,430 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 584,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 23 30 33 35 42 46 55 66 69 70 77 105 110 115 121 138 154 161 165 210 230 231 242 253 322 330 345 363 385 462 483 506 605 690 726 759 770 805 847 966 1,155 1,210 1,265 1,518 1,610 1,694 1,771 1,815 2,310 2,415 2,530 2,541 2,783 3,542 3,630 3,795 4,235 4,830 5,082 5,313 5,566 7,590 8,349 8,470 8,855 10,626 12,705 13,915 16,698 17,710 19,481 25,410 26,565 27,830 38,962 41,745 53,130 58,443 83,490 97,405 116,886 194,810 292,215 and 584,430, with no remainder.

Since 584,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 584,430, 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).