Q: Is 597,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 597,740 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 597,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 19 20 22 26 38 44 52 55 65 76 95 110 121 130 143 190 209 220 242 247 260 286 380 418 484 494 572 605 715 836 988 1,045 1,210 1,235 1,430 1,573 2,090 2,299 2,420 2,470 2,717 2,860 3,146 4,180 4,598 4,940 5,434 6,292 7,865 9,196 10,868 11,495 13,585 15,730 22,990 27,170 29,887 31,460 45,980 54,340 59,774 119,548 149,435 298,870 and 597,740, with no remainder.

Since 597,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 597,740, 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).