Q: Is 598,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 598,272 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 598,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 41 48 57 64 76 82 96 114 123 128 152 164 192 228 246 256 304 328 384 456 492 608 656 768 779 912 984 1,216 1,312 1,558 1,824 1,968 2,337 2,432 2,624 3,116 3,648 3,936 4,674 4,864 5,248 6,232 7,296 7,872 9,348 10,496 12,464 14,592 15,744 18,696 24,928 31,488 37,392 49,856 74,784 99,712 149,568 199,424 299,136 and 598,272, with no remainder.

Since 598,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 598,272, 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).