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600 (number)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ257138
Source-derived summary

600 (six hundred) is the natural number following 599 and preceding 601.

Mathematical properties

Six hundred is a composite number, an abundant number, a pronic number, a Harshad number and a largely composite number.

Credit

In the United States, a credit score of 600 or below is considered poor, limiting available credit at a normal interest rate

Integers from 601 to 699

600s

601

601 is a prime number and a centered pentagonal number.

602

602 = 2 × 7 × 43. It is a nontotient. There are 602 cubes of edge length 1 required to make a hollow cube of edge length 11

603

603 = 32 × 67. It is a Harshad number and a Riordan number.

604

604 = 22 × 151. It is a nontotient and the totient sum for first 44 integers.

605

605 = 5 × 112.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “600 (number)” as natural number. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around number and natural.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 143-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with number and natural providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “600 (number)”, the useful work is to connect “natural number” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q257138. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “600 (number)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow 600 (number) primary sources, 600 (number) archive and number research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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This entry incorporates text from 600 (number)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.