Q: Is 617,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 617,520 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 617,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 40 48 60 62 80 83 93 120 124 155 166 186 240 248 249 310 332 372 415 465 496 498 620 664 744 830 930 996 1,240 1,245 1,328 1,488 1,660 1,860 1,992 2,480 2,490 2,573 3,320 3,720 3,984 4,980 5,146 6,640 7,440 7,719 9,960 10,292 12,865 15,438 19,920 20,584 25,730 30,876 38,595 41,168 51,460 61,752 77,190 102,920 123,504 154,380 205,840 308,760 and 617,520, with no remainder.

Since 617,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,520, 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).