Q: Is 601,236 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 601,236 is a composite number.

Why is 601,236 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 601,236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 108 114 171 228 293 342 513 586 684 879 1,026 1,172 1,758 2,052 2,637 3,516 5,274 5,567 7,911 10,548 11,134 15,822 16,701 22,268 31,644 33,402 50,103 66,804 100,206 150,309 200,412 300,618 and 601,236, with no remainder.

Since 601,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,236, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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