Q: Is 60,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,060 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 60,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 26 28 30 33 35 39 42 44 52 55 60 65 66 70 77 78 84 91 105 110 130 132 140 143 154 156 165 182 195 210 220 231 260 273 286 308 330 364 385 390 420 429 455 462 546 572 660 715 770 780 858 910 924 1,001 1,092 1,155 1,365 1,430 1,540 1,716 1,820 2,002 2,145 2,310 2,730 2,860 3,003 4,004 4,290 4,620 5,005 5,460 6,006 8,580 10,010 12,012 15,015 20,020 30,030 and 60,060, with no remainder.

Since 60,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,060, 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).