Q: Is 602,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 602,640 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 602,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 31 36 40 45 48 54 60 62 72 80 81 90 93 108 120 124 135 144 155 162 180 186 216 240 243 248 270 279 310 324 360 372 405 432 465 486 496 540 558 620 648 720 744 810 837 930 972 1,080 1,116 1,215 1,240 1,296 1,395 1,488 1,620 1,674 1,860 1,944 2,160 2,232 2,430 2,480 2,511 2,790 3,240 3,348 3,720 3,888 4,185 4,464 4,860 5,022 5,580 6,480 6,696 7,440 7,533 8,370 9,720 10,044 11,160 12,555 13,392 15,066 16,740 19,440 20,088 22,320 25,110 30,132 33,480 37,665 40,176 50,220 60,264 66,960 75,330 100,440 120,528 150,660 200,880 301,320 and 602,640, with no remainder.

Since 602,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,640, 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).