Q: Is 589,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 589,372 is a composite number.

Why is 589,372 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 589,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 49 62 97 98 124 194 196 217 388 434 679 868 1,358 1,519 2,716 3,007 3,038 4,753 6,014 6,076 9,506 12,028 19,012 21,049 42,098 84,196 147,343 294,686 and 589,372, with no remainder.

Since 589,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,372, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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