Q: Is 584,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 584,304 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 584,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 47 48 56 74 84 94 111 112 141 148 168 188 222 259 282 296 329 336 376 444 518 564 592 658 752 777 888 987 1,036 1,128 1,316 1,554 1,739 1,776 1,974 2,072 2,256 2,632 3,108 3,478 3,948 4,144 5,217 5,264 6,216 6,956 7,896 10,434 12,173 12,432 13,912 15,792 20,868 24,346 27,824 36,519 41,736 48,692 73,038 83,472 97,384 146,076 194,768 292,152 and 584,304, with no remainder.

Since 584,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 584,304, 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).