Q: Is 590,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 590,640 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 590,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 107 115 120 138 184 214 230 240 276 321 345 368 428 460 535 552 642 690 856 920 1,070 1,104 1,284 1,380 1,605 1,712 1,840 2,140 2,461 2,568 2,760 3,210 4,280 4,922 5,136 5,520 6,420 7,383 8,560 9,844 12,305 12,840 14,766 19,688 24,610 25,680 29,532 36,915 39,376 49,220 59,064 73,830 98,440 118,128 147,660 196,880 295,320 and 590,640, with no remainder.

Since 590,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 590,640, 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).