Q: Is 600,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 600,240 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 600,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 41 48 60 61 80 82 120 122 123 164 183 205 240 244 246 305 328 366 410 488 492 610 615 656 732 820 915 976 984 1,220 1,230 1,464 1,640 1,830 1,968 2,440 2,460 2,501 2,928 3,280 3,660 4,880 4,920 5,002 7,320 7,503 9,840 10,004 12,505 14,640 15,006 20,008 25,010 30,012 37,515 40,016 50,020 60,024 75,030 100,040 120,048 150,060 200,080 300,120 and 600,240, with no remainder.

Since 600,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 600,240, 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).