Q: Is 602,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 602,000 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 602,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 43 50 56 70 80 86 100 112 125 140 172 175 200 215 250 280 301 344 350 400 430 500 560 602 688 700 860 875 1,000 1,075 1,204 1,400 1,505 1,720 1,750 2,000 2,150 2,408 2,800 3,010 3,440 3,500 4,300 4,816 5,375 6,020 7,000 7,525 8,600 10,750 12,040 14,000 15,050 17,200 21,500 24,080 30,100 37,625 43,000 60,200 75,250 86,000 120,400 150,500 301,000 and 602,000, with no remainder.

Since 602,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,000, 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).