Q: Is 588,588 a Composite Number?

Why is 588,588 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 588,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 49 52 66 77 78 84 91 98 132 143 147 154 156 182 196 231 273 286 294 308 343 364 429 462 539 546 572 588 637 686 858 924 1,001 1,029 1,078 1,092 1,274 1,372 1,617 1,716 1,911 2,002 2,058 2,156 2,548 3,003 3,234 3,773 3,822 4,004 4,116 4,459 6,006 6,468 7,007 7,546 7,644 8,918 11,319 12,012 13,377 14,014 15,092 17,836 21,021 22,638 26,754 28,028 42,042 45,276 49,049 53,508 84,084 98,098 147,147 196,196 294,294 and 588,588, with no remainder.

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