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
To simplify the fraction ( \frac{588}{2940} ), first find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator. The GCD of 588 and 2940 is 588. Dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 588 gives ( \frac{588 \div 588}{2940 \div 588} = \frac{1}{5} ). Thus, the simplified form of ( \frac{588}{2940} ) is ( \frac{1}{5} ).
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
It's an even number so it MUST be composite!