Q: Is 589,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 589,500 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 589,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 131 150 180 225 250 262 300 375 393 450 500 524 655 750 786 900 1,125 1,179 1,310 1,500 1,572 1,965 2,250 2,358 2,620 3,275 3,930 4,500 4,716 5,895 6,550 7,860 9,825 11,790 13,100 16,375 19,650 23,580 29,475 32,750 39,300 49,125 58,950 65,500 98,250 117,900 147,375 196,500 294,750 and 589,500, with no remainder.

Since 589,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,500, 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).