Q: Is 599,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 599,760 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 599,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 51 56 60 63 68 70 72 80 84 85 90 98 102 105 112 119 120 126 136 140 144 147 153 168 170 180 196 204 210 238 240 245 252 255 272 280 294 306 315 336 340 357 360 392 408 420 441 476 490 504 510 560 588 595 612 630 680 714 720 735 765 784 816 833 840 882 952 980 1,008 1,020 1,071 1,176 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,360 1,428 1,470 1,530 1,666 1,680 1,764 1,785 1,904 1,960 2,040 2,142 2,205 2,352 2,380 2,448 2,499 2,520 2,856 2,940 3,060 3,332 3,528 3,570 3,920 4,080 4,165 4,284 4,410 4,760 4,998 5,040 5,355 5,712 5,880 6,120 6,664 7,056 7,140 7,497 8,330 8,568 8,820 9,520 9,996 10,710 11,760 12,240 12,495 13,328 14,280 14,994 16,660 17,136 17,640 19,992 21,420 24,990 28,560 29,988 33,320 35,280 37,485 39,984 42,840 49,980 59,976 66,640 74,970 85,680 99,960 119,952 149,940 199,920 299,880 and 599,760, with no remainder.

Since 599,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 599,760, 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).