Q: Is 588,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 588,672 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 588,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 73 84 96 112 126 128 144 146 168 192 219 224 252 288 292 336 384 438 448 504 511 576 584 657 672 876 896 1,008 1,022 1,152 1,168 1,314 1,344 1,533 1,752 2,016 2,044 2,336 2,628 2,688 3,066 3,504 4,032 4,088 4,599 4,672 5,256 6,132 7,008 8,064 8,176 9,198 9,344 10,512 12,264 14,016 16,352 18,396 21,024 24,528 28,032 32,704 36,792 42,048 49,056 65,408 73,584 84,096 98,112 147,168 196,224 294,336 and 588,672, with no remainder.

Since 588,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 588,672, 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).