Q: Is 596,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 596,000 is a composite number.

Why is 596,000 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 596,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 149 160 200 250 298 400 500 596 745 800 1,000 1,192 1,490 2,000 2,384 2,980 3,725 4,000 4,768 5,960 7,450 11,920 14,900 18,625 23,840 29,800 37,250 59,600 74,500 119,200 149,000 298,000 and 596,000, with no remainder.

Since 596,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 596,000, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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