Q: Is 602,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 602,280 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 602,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 239 252 280 315 360 420 478 504 630 717 840 956 1,195 1,260 1,434 1,673 1,912 2,151 2,390 2,520 2,868 3,346 3,585 4,302 4,780 5,019 5,736 6,692 7,170 8,365 8,604 9,560 10,038 10,755 13,384 14,340 15,057 16,730 17,208 20,076 21,510 25,095 28,680 30,114 33,460 40,152 43,020 50,190 60,228 66,920 75,285 86,040 100,380 120,456 150,570 200,760 301,140 and 602,280, with no remainder.

Since 602,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,280, 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).