Q: Is 610,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 610,400 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 610,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 109 112 140 160 175 200 218 224 280 350 400 436 545 560 700 763 800 872 1,090 1,120 1,400 1,526 1,744 2,180 2,725 2,800 3,052 3,488 3,815 4,360 5,450 5,600 6,104 7,630 8,720 10,900 12,208 15,260 17,440 19,075 21,800 24,416 30,520 38,150 43,600 61,040 76,300 87,200 122,080 152,600 305,200 and 610,400, with no remainder.

Since 610,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 610,400, 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).