Q: Is 595,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 595,320 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 595,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 41 44 55 60 66 82 88 110 120 121 123 132 164 165 205 220 242 246 264 328 330 363 410 440 451 484 492 605 615 660 726 820 902 968 984 1,210 1,230 1,320 1,353 1,452 1,640 1,804 1,815 2,255 2,420 2,460 2,706 2,904 3,608 3,630 4,510 4,840 4,920 4,961 5,412 6,765 7,260 9,020 9,922 10,824 13,530 14,520 14,883 18,040 19,844 24,805 27,060 29,766 39,688 49,610 54,120 59,532 74,415 99,220 119,064 148,830 198,440 297,660 and 595,320, with no remainder.

Since 595,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 595,320, 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).