Q: Is 601,254,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 601,254,000 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 601,254,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 125 144 150 180 200 225 240 250 300 360 375 400 450 500 600 720 750 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,250 3,000 3,600 4,500 6,000 9,000 18,000 33,403 66,806 100,209 133,612 167,015 200,418 267,224 300,627 334,030 400,836 501,045 534,448 601,254 668,060 801,672 835,075 1,002,090 1,202,508 1,336,120 1,503,135 1,603,344 1,670,150 2,004,180 2,405,016 2,505,225 2,672,240 3,006,270 3,340,300 4,008,360 4,175,375 4,810,032 5,010,450 6,012,540 6,680,600 7,515,675 8,016,720 8,350,750 10,020,900 12,025,080 12,526,125 13,361,200 15,031,350 16,701,500 20,041,800 24,050,160 25,052,250 30,062,700 33,403,000 37,578,375 40,083,600 50,104,500 60,125,400 66,806,000 75,156,750 100,209,000 120,250,800 150,313,500 200,418,000 300,627,000 and 601,254,000, with no remainder.

Since 601,254,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,254,000, 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).