Q: Is 585,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 585,520 is a composite number.

Why is 585,520 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 585,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 260 520 563 1,040 1,126 2,252 2,815 4,504 5,630 7,319 9,008 11,260 14,638 22,520 29,276 36,595 45,040 58,552 73,190 117,104 146,380 292,760 and 585,520, with no remainder.

Since 585,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 585,520, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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