internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582 throw err

1. Delete the node_modules directory
2. Delete the package-lock.json file
3. Run npm install
4. Run npm start

OR

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json && npm install && npm start

I had the same issue when I first tried on node js.
I noticed this issue was happening to me because I had some .js files with same names in different directories, which were in the same main directory.
I created another directory outside the main project folder, and created a .js file.
After that, it ran fine.
ex- app.js

try following command

remove node_modules and package-lock.json

rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json

then run following command to install dependencies

npm install

finally, run your package by following command.

npm start

I was having the same error because I had a space at the end of my filename(not the reference but the actual filename). Once I changed 'app.js ' to 'app.js' it worked fine.