To determine if 588 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 588.
If the factors of 588 are only 588 and 1, then we know that 588 is a prime number. Otherwise, 588 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 588 is only divisible by 1 and 588, then it is a prime number, and if 588 is divisible by more than 588 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 588 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 49, 84, 98, 147, 196, 294, 588
Therefore, since 588 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 588 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 589 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 588 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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