Q: Is 589,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 589,400 is a composite number.

Why is 589,400 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 589,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 140 175 200 280 350 421 700 842 1,400 1,684 2,105 2,947 3,368 4,210 5,894 8,420 10,525 11,788 14,735 16,840 21,050 23,576 29,470 42,100 58,940 73,675 84,200 117,880 147,350 294,700 and 589,400, with no remainder.

Since 589,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,400, 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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