Q: Is 606,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 606,240 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 606,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 421 480 720 842 1,263 1,440 1,684 2,105 2,526 3,368 3,789 4,210 5,052 6,315 6,736 7,578 8,420 10,104 12,630 13,472 15,156 16,840 18,945 20,208 25,260 30,312 33,680 37,890 40,416 50,520 60,624 67,360 75,780 101,040 121,248 151,560 202,080 303,120 and 606,240, with no remainder.

Since 606,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 606,240, 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).