Q: Is 666,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 666,600 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 666,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 101 110 120 132 150 165 200 202 220 264 275 300 303 330 404 440 505 550 600 606 660 808 825 1,010 1,100 1,111 1,212 1,320 1,515 1,650 2,020 2,200 2,222 2,424 2,525 3,030 3,300 3,333 4,040 4,444 5,050 5,555 6,060 6,600 6,666 7,575 8,888 10,100 11,110 12,120 13,332 15,150 16,665 20,200 22,220 26,664 27,775 30,300 33,330 44,440 55,550 60,600 66,660 83,325 111,100 133,320 166,650 222,200 333,300 and 666,600, with no remainder.

Since 666,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 666,600, 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).