Q: Is 636,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 636,000 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 636,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 53 60 75 80 96 100 106 120 125 150 159 160 200 212 240 250 265 300 318 375 400 424 480 500 530 600 636 750 795 800 848 1,000 1,060 1,200 1,272 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,696 2,000 2,120 2,400 2,544 2,650 3,000 3,180 3,975 4,000 4,240 5,088 5,300 6,000 6,360 6,625 7,950 8,480 10,600 12,000 12,720 13,250 15,900 19,875 21,200 25,440 26,500 31,800 39,750 42,400 53,000 63,600 79,500 106,000 127,200 159,000 212,000 318,000 and 636,000, with no remainder.

Since 636,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 636,000, 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).