Q: Is 593,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 593,352 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 593,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 41 54 67 72 82 108 123 134 164 201 216 246 268 328 369 402 492 536 603 738 804 984 1,107 1,206 1,476 1,608 1,809 2,214 2,412 2,747 2,952 3,618 4,428 4,824 5,494 7,236 8,241 8,856 10,988 14,472 16,482 21,976 24,723 32,964 49,446 65,928 74,169 98,892 148,338 197,784 296,676 and 593,352, with no remainder.

Since 593,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 593,352, 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).