Q: Is 618,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 618,000 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 618,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 103 120 125 150 200 206 240 250 300 309 375 400 412 500 515 600 618 750 824 1,000 1,030 1,200 1,236 1,500 1,545 1,648 2,000 2,060 2,472 2,575 3,000 3,090 4,120 4,944 5,150 6,000 6,180 7,725 8,240 10,300 12,360 12,875 15,450 20,600 24,720 25,750 30,900 38,625 41,200 51,500 61,800 77,250 103,000 123,600 154,500 206,000 309,000 and 618,000, with no remainder.

Since 618,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 618,000, 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).