Q: Is 601,555,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 601,555,000 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 601,555,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 31 40 50 62 100 124 125 155 200 248 250 310 500 620 625 775 1,000 1,240 1,250 1,550 2,500 3,100 3,875 3,881 5,000 6,200 7,750 7,762 15,500 15,524 19,375 19,405 31,000 31,048 38,750 38,810 77,500 77,620 97,025 120,311 155,000 155,240 194,050 240,622 388,100 481,244 485,125 601,555 776,200 962,488 970,250 1,203,110 1,940,500 2,406,220 2,425,625 3,007,775 3,881,000 4,812,440 4,851,250 6,015,550 9,702,500 12,031,100 15,038,875 19,405,000 24,062,200 30,077,750 60,155,500 75,194,375 120,311,000 150,388,750 300,777,500 and 601,555,000, with no remainder.

Since 601,555,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,555,000, 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).