Q: Is 593,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 593,560 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 593,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 19 20 22 38 40 44 55 71 76 88 95 110 142 152 190 209 220 284 355 380 418 440 568 710 760 781 836 1,045 1,349 1,420 1,562 1,672 2,090 2,698 2,840 3,124 3,905 4,180 5,396 6,248 6,745 7,810 8,360 10,792 13,490 14,839 15,620 26,980 29,678 31,240 53,960 59,356 74,195 118,712 148,390 296,780 and 593,560, with no remainder.

Since 593,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 593,560, 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).