Q: Is 601,271,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 601,271,300 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 601,271,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 170 175 238 340 350 425 476 595 700 850 1,190 1,700 2,380 2,975 5,950 11,900 50,527 101,054 202,108 252,635 353,689 505,270 707,378 858,959 1,010,540 1,263,175 1,414,756 1,717,918 1,768,445 2,526,350 3,435,836 3,536,890 4,294,795 5,052,700 6,012,713 7,073,780 8,589,590 8,842,225 12,025,426 17,179,180 17,684,450 21,473,975 24,050,852 30,063,565 35,368,900 42,947,950 60,127,130 85,895,900 120,254,260 150,317,825 300,635,650 and 601,271,300, with no remainder.

Since 601,271,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,271,300, 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).