Q: Is 585,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 585,120 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 585,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 53 60 69 80 92 96 106 115 120 138 159 160 184 212 230 240 265 276 318 345 368 424 460 480 530 552 636 690 736 795 848 920 1,060 1,104 1,219 1,272 1,380 1,590 1,696 1,840 2,120 2,208 2,438 2,544 2,760 3,180 3,657 3,680 4,240 4,876 5,088 5,520 6,095 6,360 7,314 8,480 9,752 11,040 12,190 12,720 14,628 18,285 19,504 24,380 25,440 29,256 36,570 39,008 48,760 58,512 73,140 97,520 117,024 146,280 195,040 292,560 and 585,120, with no remainder.

Since 585,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 585,120, 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).