Q: Is 588,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 588,240 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 588,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 43 45 48 57 60 72 76 80 86 90 95 114 120 129 144 152 171 172 180 190 215 228 240 258 285 304 342 344 360 380 387 430 456 516 570 645 684 688 720 760 774 817 855 860 912 1,032 1,140 1,290 1,368 1,520 1,548 1,634 1,710 1,720 1,935 2,064 2,280 2,451 2,580 2,736 3,096 3,268 3,420 3,440 3,870 4,085 4,560 4,902 5,160 6,192 6,536 6,840 7,353 7,740 8,170 9,804 10,320 12,255 13,072 13,680 14,706 15,480 16,340 19,608 24,510 29,412 30,960 32,680 36,765 39,216 49,020 58,824 65,360 73,530 98,040 117,648 147,060 196,080 294,120 and 588,240, with no remainder.

Since 588,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 588,240, 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).