Q: Is 588,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 588,744 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 588,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 24 26 34 36 37 39 51 52 68 72 74 78 102 104 111 117 136 148 153 156 204 221 222 234 296 306 312 333 408 442 444 468 481 612 629 663 666 884 888 936 962 1,224 1,258 1,326 1,332 1,443 1,768 1,887 1,924 1,989 2,516 2,652 2,664 2,886 3,774 3,848 3,978 4,329 5,032 5,304 5,661 5,772 7,548 7,956 8,177 8,658 11,322 11,544 15,096 15,912 16,354 17,316 22,644 24,531 32,708 34,632 45,288 49,062 65,416 73,593 98,124 147,186 196,248 294,372 and 588,744, with no remainder.

Since 588,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 588,744, 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).