Q: Is 587,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 587,240 is a composite number.

Why is 587,240 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 587,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 53 106 212 265 277 424 530 554 1,060 1,108 1,385 2,120 2,216 2,770 5,540 11,080 14,681 29,362 58,724 73,405 117,448 146,810 293,620 and 587,240, with no remainder.

Since 587,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,240, 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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