Q: Is 596,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 596,420 is a composite number.

Why is 596,420 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 596,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 2,711 5,422 10,844 13,555 27,110 29,821 54,220 59,642 119,284 149,105 298,210 and 596,420, with no remainder.

Since 596,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 596,420, 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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