Q: Is 60,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,000 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 60,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 625 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,000 2,400 2,500 3,000 3,750 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,500 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 and 60,000, with no remainder.

Since 60,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,000, 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).