Q: Is 601,221,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 601,221,500 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 601,221,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 220 250 275 500 550 1,100 1,375 2,750 5,500 109,313 218,626 437,252 546,565 1,093,130 1,202,443 2,186,260 2,404,886 2,732,825 4,809,772 5,465,650 6,012,215 10,931,300 12,024,430 13,664,125 24,048,860 27,328,250 30,061,075 54,656,500 60,122,150 120,244,300 150,305,375 300,610,750 and 601,221,500, with no remainder.

Since 601,221,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,221,500, 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).