Q: Is 617,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 617,400 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 617,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 49 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 84 90 98 100 105 120 126 140 147 150 168 175 180 196 200 210 225 245 252 280 294 300 315 343 350 360 392 420 441 450 490 504 525 588 600 630 686 700 735 840 882 900 980 1,029 1,050 1,176 1,225 1,260 1,372 1,400 1,470 1,575 1,715 1,764 1,800 1,960 2,058 2,100 2,205 2,450 2,520 2,744 2,940 3,087 3,150 3,430 3,528 3,675 4,116 4,200 4,410 4,900 5,145 5,880 6,174 6,300 6,860 7,350 8,232 8,575 8,820 9,800 10,290 11,025 12,348 12,600 13,720 14,700 15,435 17,150 17,640 20,580 22,050 24,696 25,725 29,400 30,870 34,300 41,160 44,100 51,450 61,740 68,600 77,175 88,200 102,900 123,480 154,350 205,800 308,700 and 617,400, with no remainder.

Since 617,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,400, 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).