Q: Is 570,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 570,000 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 570,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 48 50 57 60 75 76 80 95 100 114 120 125 150 152 190 200 228 240 250 285 300 304 375 380 400 456 475 500 570 600 625 750 760 912 950 1,000 1,140 1,200 1,250 1,425 1,500 1,520 1,875 1,900 2,000 2,280 2,375 2,500 2,850 3,000 3,750 3,800 4,560 4,750 5,000 5,700 6,000 7,125 7,500 7,600 9,500 10,000 11,400 11,875 14,250 15,000 19,000 22,800 23,750 28,500 30,000 35,625 38,000 47,500 57,000 71,250 95,000 114,000 142,500 190,000 285,000 and 570,000, with no remainder.

Since 570,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 570,000, 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).