Q: Is 607,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 607,600 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 607,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 31 35 40 49 50 56 62 70 80 98 100 112 124 140 155 175 196 200 217 245 248 280 310 350 392 400 434 490 496 560 620 700 775 784 868 980 1,085 1,225 1,240 1,400 1,519 1,550 1,736 1,960 2,170 2,450 2,480 2,800 3,038 3,100 3,472 3,920 4,340 4,900 5,425 6,076 6,200 7,595 8,680 9,800 10,850 12,152 12,400 15,190 17,360 19,600 21,700 24,304 30,380 37,975 43,400 60,760 75,950 86,800 121,520 151,900 303,800 and 607,600, with no remainder.

Since 607,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 607,600, 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).