Q: Is 588,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 588,900 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 588,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 151 156 195 260 300 302 325 390 453 604 650 755 780 906 975 1,300 1,510 1,812 1,950 1,963 2,265 3,020 3,775 3,900 3,926 4,530 5,889 7,550 7,852 9,060 9,815 11,325 11,778 15,100 19,630 22,650 23,556 29,445 39,260 45,300 49,075 58,890 98,150 117,780 147,225 196,300 294,450 and 588,900, with no remainder.

Since 588,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 588,900, 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).