Q: Is 615,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 615,120 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 615,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 233 240 264 330 440 466 528 660 699 880 932 1,165 1,320 1,398 1,864 2,330 2,563 2,640 2,796 3,495 3,728 4,660 5,126 5,592 6,990 7,689 9,320 10,252 11,184 12,815 13,980 15,378 18,640 20,504 25,630 27,960 30,756 38,445 41,008 51,260 55,920 61,512 76,890 102,520 123,024 153,780 205,040 307,560 and 615,120, with no remainder.

Since 615,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 615,120, 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).