Q: Is 593,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 593,600 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 593,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 53 56 64 70 80 100 106 112 140 160 175 200 212 224 265 280 320 350 371 400 424 448 530 560 700 742 800 848 1,060 1,120 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,600 1,696 1,855 2,120 2,240 2,650 2,800 2,968 3,392 3,710 4,240 5,300 5,600 5,936 7,420 8,480 9,275 10,600 11,200 11,872 14,840 16,960 18,550 21,200 23,744 29,680 37,100 42,400 59,360 74,200 84,800 118,720 148,400 296,800 and 593,600, with no remainder.

Since 593,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 593,600, 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).