Q: Is 666,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 666,000 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 666,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 37 40 45 48 50 60 72 74 75 80 90 100 111 120 125 144 148 150 180 185 200 222 225 240 250 296 300 333 360 370 375 400 444 450 500 555 592 600 666 720 740 750 888 900 925 1,000 1,110 1,125 1,200 1,332 1,480 1,500 1,665 1,776 1,800 1,850 2,000 2,220 2,250 2,664 2,775 2,960 3,000 3,330 3,600 3,700 4,440 4,500 4,625 5,328 5,550 6,000 6,660 7,400 8,325 8,880 9,000 9,250 11,100 13,320 13,875 14,800 16,650 18,000 18,500 22,200 26,640 27,750 33,300 37,000 41,625 44,400 55,500 66,600 74,000 83,250 111,000 133,200 166,500 222,000 333,000 and 666,000, with no remainder.

Since 666,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 666,000, 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).