Q: Is 602,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 602,140 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 602,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 17 20 22 23 28 34 35 44 46 55 68 70 77 85 92 110 115 119 140 154 161 170 187 220 230 238 253 308 322 340 374 385 391 460 476 506 595 644 748 770 782 805 935 1,012 1,190 1,265 1,309 1,540 1,564 1,610 1,771 1,870 1,955 2,380 2,530 2,618 2,737 3,220 3,542 3,740 3,910 4,301 5,060 5,236 5,474 6,545 7,084 7,820 8,602 8,855 10,948 13,090 13,685 17,204 17,710 21,505 26,180 27,370 30,107 35,420 43,010 54,740 60,214 86,020 120,428 150,535 301,070 and 602,140, with no remainder.

Since 602,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,140, 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).