Q: Is 594,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 594,500 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 594,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 41 50 58 82 100 116 125 145 164 205 250 290 410 500 580 725 820 1,025 1,189 1,450 2,050 2,378 2,900 3,625 4,100 4,756 5,125 5,945 7,250 10,250 11,890 14,500 20,500 23,780 29,725 59,450 118,900 148,625 297,250 and 594,500, with no remainder.

Since 594,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 594,500, 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).