Q: Is 60,909,570 a Composite Number?

Why is 60,909,570 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 60,909,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 29 30 45 54 58 81 87 90 135 145 162 174 261 270 290 405 435 522 783 810 870 1,305 1,566 2,349 2,593 2,610 3,915 4,698 5,186 7,779 7,830 11,745 12,965 15,558 23,337 23,490 25,930 38,895 46,674 70,011 75,197 77,790 116,685 140,022 150,394 210,033 225,591 233,370 350,055 375,985 420,066 451,182 676,773 700,110 751,970 1,050,165 1,127,955 1,353,546 2,030,319 2,100,330 2,255,910 3,383,865 4,060,638 6,090,957 6,767,730 10,151,595 12,181,914 20,303,190 30,454,785 and 60,909,570, with no remainder.

Since 60,909,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,909,570, 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).