Q: Is 589,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 589,200 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 589,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 491 600 982 1,200 1,473 1,964 2,455 2,946 3,928 4,910 5,892 7,365 7,856 9,820 11,784 12,275 14,730 19,640 23,568 24,550 29,460 36,825 39,280 49,100 58,920 73,650 98,200 117,840 147,300 196,400 294,600 and 589,200, with no remainder.

Since 589,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,200, 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).