Q: Is 624,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 624,000 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 624,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 25 26 30 32 39 40 48 50 52 60 64 65 75 78 80 96 100 104 120 125 128 130 150 156 160 192 195 200 208 240 250 260 300 312 320 325 375 384 390 400 416 480 500 520 600 624 640 650 750 780 800 832 960 975 1,000 1,040 1,200 1,248 1,300 1,500 1,560 1,600 1,625 1,664 1,920 1,950 2,000 2,080 2,400 2,496 2,600 3,000 3,120 3,200 3,250 3,900 4,000 4,160 4,800 4,875 4,992 5,200 6,000 6,240 6,500 7,800 8,000 8,320 9,600 9,750 10,400 12,000 12,480 13,000 15,600 16,000 19,500 20,800 24,000 24,960 26,000 31,200 39,000 41,600 48,000 52,000 62,400 78,000 104,000 124,800 156,000 208,000 312,000 and 624,000, with no remainder.

Since 624,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 624,000, 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).