Q: Is 604,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 604,890 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 604,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 13 15 18 22 26 30 33 39 45 47 55 65 66 78 90 94 99 110 117 130 141 143 165 195 198 234 235 282 286 330 390 423 429 470 495 517 585 611 705 715 846 858 990 1,034 1,170 1,222 1,287 1,410 1,430 1,551 1,833 2,115 2,145 2,574 2,585 3,055 3,102 3,666 4,230 4,290 4,653 5,170 5,499 6,110 6,435 6,721 7,755 9,165 9,306 10,998 12,870 13,442 15,510 18,330 20,163 23,265 27,495 33,605 40,326 46,530 54,990 60,489 67,210 100,815 120,978 201,630 302,445 and 604,890, with no remainder.

Since 604,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 604,890, 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).