Q: Is 615,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 615,264 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 615,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 29 32 34 39 48 51 52 58 68 78 87 96 102 104 116 136 156 174 204 208 221 232 272 312 348 377 408 416 442 464 493 544 624 663 696 754 816 884 928 986 1,131 1,248 1,326 1,392 1,479 1,508 1,632 1,768 1,972 2,262 2,652 2,784 2,958 3,016 3,536 3,944 4,524 5,304 5,916 6,032 6,409 7,072 7,888 9,048 10,608 11,832 12,064 12,818 15,776 18,096 19,227 21,216 23,664 25,636 36,192 38,454 47,328 51,272 76,908 102,544 153,816 205,088 307,632 and 615,264, with no remainder.

Since 615,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 615,264, 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).