Q: Is 585,390 a Composite Number?

Why is 585,390 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 585,390 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 19 26 30 38 39 57 65 78 79 95 114 130 158 190 195 237 247 285 390 395 474 494 570 741 790 1,027 1,185 1,235 1,482 1,501 2,054 2,370 2,470 3,002 3,081 3,705 4,503 5,135 6,162 7,410 7,505 9,006 10,270 15,010 15,405 19,513 22,515 30,810 39,026 45,030 58,539 97,565 117,078 195,130 292,695 and 585,390, with no remainder.

Since 585,390 cannot be divided by just 1 and 585,390, 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).