Q: Is 585,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 585,600 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 585,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 61 64 75 80 96 100 120 122 128 150 160 183 192 200 240 244 300 305 320 366 384 400 480 488 600 610 640 732 800 915 960 976 1,200 1,220 1,464 1,525 1,600 1,830 1,920 1,952 2,400 2,440 2,928 3,050 3,200 3,660 3,904 4,575 4,800 4,880 5,856 6,100 7,320 7,808 9,150 9,600 9,760 11,712 12,200 14,640 18,300 19,520 23,424 24,400 29,280 36,600 39,040 48,800 58,560 73,200 97,600 117,120 146,400 195,200 292,800 and 585,600, with no remainder.

Since 585,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 585,600, 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).