Q: Is 612,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 612,900 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 612,900 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 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 227 270 300 450 454 540 675 681 900 908 1,135 1,350 1,362 2,043 2,270 2,700 2,724 3,405 4,086 4,540 5,675 6,129 6,810 8,172 10,215 11,350 12,258 13,620 17,025 20,430 22,700 24,516 30,645 34,050 40,860 51,075 61,290 68,100 102,150 122,580 153,225 204,300 306,450 and 612,900, with no remainder.

Since 612,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 612,900, 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).