Q: Is 597,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 597,360 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 597,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 131 152 190 228 240 262 285 304 380 393 456 524 570 655 760 786 912 1,048 1,140 1,310 1,520 1,572 1,965 2,096 2,280 2,489 2,620 3,144 3,930 4,560 4,978 5,240 6,288 7,467 7,860 9,956 10,480 12,445 14,934 15,720 19,912 24,890 29,868 31,440 37,335 39,824 49,780 59,736 74,670 99,560 119,472 149,340 199,120 298,680 and 597,360, with no remainder.

Since 597,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 597,360, 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).