Q: Is 615,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 615,060 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 615,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 60 67 68 85 90 102 108 134 135 153 170 180 201 204 255 268 270 306 335 340 402 459 510 540 603 612 670 765 804 918 1,005 1,020 1,139 1,206 1,340 1,530 1,809 1,836 2,010 2,278 2,295 2,412 3,015 3,060 3,417 3,618 4,020 4,556 4,590 5,695 6,030 6,834 7,236 9,045 9,180 10,251 11,390 12,060 13,668 17,085 18,090 20,502 22,780 30,753 34,170 36,180 41,004 51,255 61,506 68,340 102,510 123,012 153,765 205,020 307,530 and 615,060, with no remainder.

Since 615,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 615,060, 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).