Q: Is 599,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 599,040 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 599,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 117 120 128 130 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 234 240 256 260 288 312 320 360 384 390 416 468 480 512 520 576 585 624 640 720 768 780 832 936 960 1,024 1,040 1,152 1,170 1,248 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,560 1,664 1,872 1,920 2,080 2,304 2,340 2,496 2,560 2,880 3,072 3,120 3,328 3,744 3,840 4,160 4,608 4,680 4,992 5,120 5,760 6,240 6,656 7,488 7,680 8,320 9,216 9,360 9,984 11,520 12,480 13,312 14,976 15,360 16,640 18,720 19,968 23,040 24,960 29,952 33,280 37,440 39,936 46,080 49,920 59,904 66,560 74,880 99,840 119,808 149,760 199,680 299,520 and 599,040, with no remainder.

Since 599,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 599,040, 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).