Q: Is 587,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 587,020 is a composite number.

Why is 587,020 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 587,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 196 245 490 599 980 1,198 2,396 2,995 4,193 5,990 8,386 11,980 16,772 20,965 29,351 41,930 58,702 83,860 117,404 146,755 293,510 and 587,020, with no remainder.

Since 587,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,020, 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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