Q: Is 598,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 598,560 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 598,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 43 48 58 60 80 86 87 96 116 120 129 145 160 172 174 215 232 240 258 290 344 348 430 435 464 480 516 580 645 688 696 860 870 928 1,032 1,160 1,247 1,290 1,376 1,392 1,720 1,740 2,064 2,320 2,494 2,580 2,784 3,440 3,480 3,741 4,128 4,640 4,988 5,160 6,235 6,880 6,960 7,482 9,976 10,320 12,470 13,920 14,964 18,705 19,952 20,640 24,940 29,928 37,410 39,904 49,880 59,856 74,820 99,760 119,712 149,640 199,520 299,280 and 598,560, with no remainder.

Since 598,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 598,560, 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).