Q: Is 586,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 586,500 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 586,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 23 25 30 34 46 50 51 60 68 69 75 85 92 100 102 115 125 138 150 170 204 230 250 255 276 300 340 345 375 391 425 460 500 510 575 690 750 782 850 1,020 1,150 1,173 1,275 1,380 1,500 1,564 1,700 1,725 1,955 2,125 2,300 2,346 2,550 2,875 3,450 3,910 4,250 4,692 5,100 5,750 5,865 6,375 6,900 7,820 8,500 8,625 9,775 11,500 11,730 12,750 17,250 19,550 23,460 25,500 29,325 34,500 39,100 48,875 58,650 97,750 117,300 146,625 195,500 293,250 and 586,500, with no remainder.

Since 586,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 586,500, 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).