Q: Is 593,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 593,460 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 593,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 157 180 189 210 252 270 314 315 378 420 471 540 628 630 756 785 942 945 1,099 1,260 1,413 1,570 1,884 1,890 2,198 2,355 2,826 3,140 3,297 3,780 4,239 4,396 4,710 5,495 5,652 6,594 7,065 8,478 9,420 9,891 10,990 13,188 14,130 16,485 16,956 19,782 21,195 21,980 28,260 29,673 32,970 39,564 42,390 49,455 59,346 65,940 84,780 98,910 118,692 148,365 197,820 296,730 and 593,460, with no remainder.

Since 593,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 593,460, 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).