Q: Is 621,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 621,600 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 621,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 32 35 37 40 42 48 50 56 60 70 74 75 80 84 96 100 105 111 112 120 140 148 150 160 168 175 185 200 210 222 224 240 259 280 296 300 336 350 370 400 420 444 480 518 525 555 560 592 600 672 700 740 777 800 840 888 925 1,036 1,050 1,110 1,120 1,184 1,200 1,295 1,400 1,480 1,554 1,680 1,776 1,850 2,072 2,100 2,220 2,400 2,590 2,775 2,800 2,960 3,108 3,360 3,552 3,700 3,885 4,144 4,200 4,440 5,180 5,550 5,600 5,920 6,216 6,475 7,400 7,770 8,288 8,400 8,880 10,360 11,100 12,432 12,950 14,800 15,540 16,800 17,760 19,425 20,720 22,200 24,864 25,900 29,600 31,080 38,850 41,440 44,400 51,800 62,160 77,700 88,800 103,600 124,320 155,400 207,200 310,800 and 621,600, with no remainder.

Since 621,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 621,600, 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).