Q: Is 604,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 604,560 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 604,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 229 240 264 330 440 458 528 660 687 880 916 1,145 1,320 1,374 1,832 2,290 2,519 2,640 2,748 3,435 3,664 4,580 5,038 5,496 6,870 7,557 9,160 10,076 10,992 12,595 13,740 15,114 18,320 20,152 25,190 27,480 30,228 37,785 40,304 50,380 54,960 60,456 75,570 100,760 120,912 151,140 201,520 302,280 and 604,560, with no remainder.

Since 604,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 604,560, 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).