Q: Is 600,576 a Composite Number?

Why is 600,576 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 600,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 23 24 32 34 46 48 51 64 68 69 92 96 102 128 136 138 184 192 204 256 272 276 368 384 391 408 512 544 552 736 768 782 816 1,088 1,104 1,173 1,472 1,536 1,564 1,632 2,176 2,208 2,346 2,944 3,128 3,264 4,352 4,416 4,692 5,888 6,256 6,528 8,704 8,832 9,384 11,776 12,512 13,056 17,664 18,768 25,024 26,112 35,328 37,536 50,048 75,072 100,096 150,144 200,192 300,288 and 600,576, with no remainder.

Since 600,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 600,576, 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).