Q: Is 607,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 607,500 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 607,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 125 135 150 162 180 225 243 250 270 300 324 375 405 450 486 500 540 625 675 750 810 900 972 1,125 1,215 1,250 1,350 1,500 1,620 1,875 2,025 2,250 2,430 2,500 2,700 3,375 3,750 4,050 4,500 4,860 5,625 6,075 6,750 7,500 8,100 10,125 11,250 12,150 13,500 16,875 20,250 22,500 24,300 30,375 33,750 40,500 50,625 60,750 67,500 101,250 121,500 151,875 202,500 303,750 and 607,500, with no remainder.

Since 607,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 607,500, 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).