Q: Is 591,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 591,480 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 591,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 53 60 62 72 90 93 106 120 124 155 159 180 186 212 248 265 279 310 318 360 372 424 465 477 530 558 620 636 744 795 930 954 1,060 1,116 1,240 1,272 1,395 1,590 1,643 1,860 1,908 2,120 2,232 2,385 2,790 3,180 3,286 3,720 3,816 4,770 4,929 5,580 6,360 6,572 8,215 9,540 9,858 11,160 13,144 14,787 16,430 19,080 19,716 24,645 29,574 32,860 39,432 49,290 59,148 65,720 73,935 98,580 118,296 147,870 197,160 295,740 and 591,480, with no remainder.

Since 591,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 591,480, 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).