Q: Is 587,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 587,808 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 587,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 104 117 144 156 157 208 234 288 312 314 416 468 471 624 628 936 942 1,248 1,256 1,413 1,872 1,884 2,041 2,512 2,826 3,744 3,768 4,082 5,024 5,652 6,123 7,536 8,164 11,304 12,246 15,072 16,328 18,369 22,608 24,492 32,656 36,738 45,216 48,984 65,312 73,476 97,968 146,952 195,936 293,904 and 587,808, with no remainder.

Since 587,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,808, 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).