Q: Is 586,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 586,800 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 586,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 163 180 200 225 240 300 326 360 400 450 489 600 652 720 815 900 978 1,200 1,304 1,467 1,630 1,800 1,956 2,445 2,608 2,934 3,260 3,600 3,912 4,075 4,890 5,868 6,520 7,335 7,824 8,150 9,780 11,736 12,225 13,040 14,670 16,300 19,560 23,472 24,450 29,340 32,600 36,675 39,120 48,900 58,680 65,200 73,350 97,800 117,360 146,700 195,600 293,400 and 586,800, with no remainder.

Since 586,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 586,800, 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).