Q: Is 614,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 614,400 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 614,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 128 150 160 192 200 240 256 300 320 384 400 480 512 600 640 768 800 960 1,024 1,200 1,280 1,536 1,600 1,920 2,048 2,400 2,560 3,072 3,200 3,840 4,096 4,800 5,120 6,144 6,400 7,680 8,192 9,600 10,240 12,288 12,800 15,360 19,200 20,480 24,576 25,600 30,720 38,400 40,960 51,200 61,440 76,800 102,400 122,880 153,600 204,800 307,200 and 614,400, with no remainder.

Since 614,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 614,400, 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).