Q: Is 599,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 599,808 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 599,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 64 66 71 88 96 128 132 142 176 192 213 256 264 284 352 384 426 528 568 704 768 781 852 1,056 1,136 1,408 1,562 1,704 2,112 2,272 2,343 2,816 3,124 3,408 4,224 4,544 4,686 6,248 6,816 8,448 9,088 9,372 12,496 13,632 18,176 18,744 24,992 27,264 37,488 49,984 54,528 74,976 99,968 149,952 199,936 299,904 and 599,808, with no remainder.

Since 599,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 599,808, 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).