No. 2 divides 588.
You can immediately see this because the number in the ones place, 8, is divisible by 2.
The prime factors of 588 are 2, 2, 3, 7, 7.
22 x 3 x 72 = 588
22 x 3 x 72 = 588
588 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 7
588 in a decimal = 588.0
The prime factors of 588 are 2, 2, 3, 7, 7.
588 = 22 x 3 x 72
No it’s not prime it has factors. It most definitely is a composite!
22 x 3 x 72 = 588
22 x 3 x 72 = 588
It is composite.
2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 7 = 588
588 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 7
As an even number greater than 2, 588 is divisble by 2 and therefore composite.
Use a factor tree. 588 Divide by two. 294,2 Divide by two. 147,2,2 Divide by three. 49,3,2,2 Divide by seven. 7,7,3,2,2 Stop. All the factors are prime. 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 7 = 588
588 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 7 * 7
588 = 2 * 294 = 2 * 2 * 147 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 49 = 2*2*3*7*7