Q: Is 600,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 600,320 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 600,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 67 70 80 112 128 134 140 160 224 256 268 280 320 335 448 469 536 560 640 670 896 938 1,072 1,120 1,280 1,340 1,792 1,876 2,144 2,240 2,345 2,680 3,752 4,288 4,480 4,690 5,360 7,504 8,576 8,960 9,380 10,720 15,008 17,152 18,760 21,440 30,016 37,520 42,880 60,032 75,040 85,760 120,064 150,080 300,160 and 600,320, with no remainder.

Since 600,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 600,320, 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).