Q: Is 611,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 611,940 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 611,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 31 35 42 47 60 62 70 84 93 94 105 124 140 141 155 186 188 210 217 235 282 310 329 372 420 434 465 470 564 620 651 658 705 868 930 940 987 1,085 1,302 1,316 1,410 1,457 1,645 1,860 1,974 2,170 2,604 2,820 2,914 3,255 3,290 3,948 4,340 4,371 4,935 5,828 6,510 6,580 7,285 8,742 9,870 10,199 13,020 14,570 17,484 19,740 20,398 21,855 29,140 30,597 40,796 43,710 50,995 61,194 87,420 101,990 122,388 152,985 203,980 305,970 and 611,940, with no remainder.

Since 611,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 611,940, 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).