Q: Is 585,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 585,200 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 585,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 19 20 22 25 28 35 38 40 44 50 55 56 70 76 77 80 88 95 100 110 112 133 140 152 154 175 176 190 200 209 220 266 275 280 304 308 350 380 385 400 418 440 475 532 550 560 616 665 700 760 770 836 880 950 1,045 1,064 1,100 1,232 1,330 1,400 1,463 1,520 1,540 1,672 1,900 1,925 2,090 2,128 2,200 2,660 2,800 2,926 3,080 3,325 3,344 3,800 3,850 4,180 4,400 5,225 5,320 5,852 6,160 6,650 7,315 7,600 7,700 8,360 10,450 10,640 11,704 13,300 14,630 15,400 16,720 20,900 23,408 26,600 29,260 30,800 36,575 41,800 53,200 58,520 73,150 83,600 117,040 146,300 292,600 and 585,200, with no remainder.

Since 585,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 585,200, 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).