Q: Is 587,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 587,400 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 587,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 89 100 110 120 132 150 165 178 200 220 264 267 275 300 330 356 440 445 534 550 600 660 712 825 890 979 1,068 1,100 1,320 1,335 1,650 1,780 1,958 2,136 2,200 2,225 2,670 2,937 3,300 3,560 3,916 4,450 4,895 5,340 5,874 6,600 6,675 7,832 8,900 9,790 10,680 11,748 13,350 14,685 17,800 19,580 23,496 24,475 26,700 29,370 39,160 48,950 53,400 58,740 73,425 97,900 117,480 146,850 195,800 293,700 and 587,400, with no remainder.

Since 587,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,400, 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).