Q: Is 615,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 615,230 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 615,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 17 22 34 35 47 55 70 77 85 94 110 119 154 170 187 235 238 329 374 385 470 517 595 658 770 799 935 1,034 1,190 1,309 1,598 1,645 1,870 2,585 2,618 3,290 3,619 3,995 5,170 5,593 6,545 7,238 7,990 8,789 11,186 13,090 17,578 18,095 27,965 36,190 43,945 55,930 61,523 87,890 123,046 307,615 and 615,230, with no remainder.

Since 615,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 615,230, 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).