Q: Is 648,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 648,600 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 648,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 47 50 60 69 75 92 94 100 115 120 138 141 150 184 188 200 230 235 276 282 300 345 376 460 470 552 564 575 600 690 705 920 940 1,081 1,128 1,150 1,175 1,380 1,410 1,725 1,880 2,162 2,300 2,350 2,760 2,820 3,243 3,450 3,525 4,324 4,600 4,700 5,405 5,640 6,486 6,900 7,050 8,648 9,400 10,810 12,972 13,800 14,100 16,215 21,620 25,944 27,025 28,200 32,430 43,240 54,050 64,860 81,075 108,100 129,720 162,150 216,200 324,300 and 648,600, with no remainder.

Since 648,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 648,600, 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).