Q: Is 587,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 587,340 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 587,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 251 260 390 468 502 585 753 780 1,004 1,170 1,255 1,506 2,259 2,340 2,510 3,012 3,263 3,765 4,518 5,020 6,526 7,530 9,036 9,789 11,295 13,052 15,060 16,315 19,578 22,590 29,367 32,630 39,156 45,180 48,945 58,734 65,260 97,890 117,468 146,835 195,780 293,670 and 587,340, with no remainder.

Since 587,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,340, 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).