Q: Is 615,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 615,600 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 615,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 24 25 27 30 36 38 40 45 48 50 54 57 60 72 75 76 80 81 90 95 100 108 114 120 135 144 150 152 162 171 180 190 200 216 225 228 240 270 285 300 304 324 342 360 380 400 405 432 450 456 475 513 540 570 600 648 675 684 720 760 810 855 900 912 950 1,026 1,080 1,140 1,200 1,296 1,350 1,368 1,425 1,520 1,539 1,620 1,710 1,800 1,900 2,025 2,052 2,160 2,280 2,565 2,700 2,736 2,850 3,078 3,240 3,420 3,600 3,800 4,050 4,104 4,275 4,560 5,130 5,400 5,700 6,156 6,480 6,840 7,600 7,695 8,100 8,208 8,550 10,260 10,800 11,400 12,312 12,825 13,680 15,390 16,200 17,100 20,520 22,800 24,624 25,650 30,780 32,400 34,200 38,475 41,040 51,300 61,560 68,400 76,950 102,600 123,120 153,900 205,200 307,800 and 615,600, with no remainder.

Since 615,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 615,600, 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).