Q: Is 597,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 597,240 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 597,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 72 79 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 158 168 180 189 210 216 237 252 270 280 315 316 360 378 395 420 474 504 540 553 630 632 711 756 790 840 945 948 1,080 1,106 1,185 1,260 1,422 1,512 1,580 1,659 1,890 1,896 2,133 2,212 2,370 2,520 2,765 2,844 3,160 3,318 3,555 3,780 4,266 4,424 4,740 4,977 5,530 5,688 6,636 7,110 7,560 8,295 8,532 9,480 9,954 10,665 11,060 13,272 14,220 14,931 16,590 17,064 19,908 21,330 22,120 24,885 28,440 29,862 33,180 39,816 42,660 49,770 59,724 66,360 74,655 85,320 99,540 119,448 149,310 199,080 298,620 and 597,240, with no remainder.

Since 597,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 597,240, 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).