Q: Is 60,102,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,102,540 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 60,102,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 111,301 222,602 333,903 445,204 556,505 667,806 1,001,709 1,113,010 1,335,612 1,669,515 2,003,418 2,226,020 3,005,127 3,339,030 4,006,836 5,008,545 6,010,254 6,678,060 10,017,090 12,020,508 15,025,635 20,034,180 30,051,270 and 60,102,540, with no remainder.

Since 60,102,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,102,540, 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).