Q: Is 602,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 602,700 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 602,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 41 42 49 50 60 70 75 82 84 98 100 105 123 140 147 150 164 175 196 205 210 245 246 287 294 300 350 410 420 490 492 525 574 588 615 700 735 820 861 980 1,025 1,050 1,148 1,225 1,230 1,435 1,470 1,722 2,009 2,050 2,100 2,450 2,460 2,870 2,940 3,075 3,444 3,675 4,018 4,100 4,305 4,900 5,740 6,027 6,150 7,175 7,350 8,036 8,610 10,045 12,054 12,300 14,350 14,700 17,220 20,090 21,525 24,108 28,700 30,135 40,180 43,050 50,225 60,270 86,100 100,450 120,540 150,675 200,900 301,350 and 602,700, with no remainder.

Since 602,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,700, 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).