Q: Is 579,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 579,520 is a composite number.

Why is 579,520 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 579,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,811 3,622 7,244 9,055 14,488 18,110 28,976 36,220 57,952 72,440 115,904 144,880 289,760 and 579,520, with no remainder.

Since 579,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 579,520, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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