Q: Is 60,102,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,102,530 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 60,102,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 53 106 151 265 302 530 751 755 1,502 1,510 3,755 7,510 8,003 16,006 39,803 40,015 79,606 80,030 113,401 199,015 226,802 398,030 567,005 1,134,010 6,010,253 12,020,506 30,051,265 and 60,102,530, with no remainder.

Since 60,102,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,102,530, 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).