Q: Is 589,176 a Composite Number?

Why is 589,176 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 589,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 167 168 196 252 294 334 392 441 501 504 588 668 882 1,002 1,169 1,176 1,336 1,503 1,764 2,004 2,338 3,006 3,507 3,528 4,008 4,676 6,012 7,014 8,183 9,352 10,521 12,024 14,028 16,366 21,042 24,549 28,056 32,732 42,084 49,098 65,464 73,647 84,168 98,196 147,294 196,392 294,588 and 589,176, with no remainder.

Since 589,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,176, 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).