Q: Is 589,536 a Composite Number?

Why is 589,536 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 589,536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 23 24 32 36 46 48 69 72 89 92 96 138 144 178 184 207 267 276 288 356 368 414 534 552 712 736 801 828 1,068 1,104 1,424 1,602 1,656 2,047 2,136 2,208 2,848 3,204 3,312 4,094 4,272 6,141 6,408 6,624 8,188 8,544 12,282 12,816 16,376 18,423 24,564 25,632 32,752 36,846 49,128 65,504 73,692 98,256 147,384 196,512 294,768 and 589,536, with no remainder.

Since 589,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,536, 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).