600000

600,000 (six hundred thousand) is the natural number that follows 599,999 and precedes 600,001. It is a round decimal figure often used in statistics, budgeting, and population counts to denote a large quantity.

In mathematics, 600,000 is an even number and is divisible by 3 and by 5. Its prime factorization is 2^6 × 3 × 5^5. This factorization yields 84 positive divisors. The decimal representation ends with five trailing zeros, reflecting its value as 6 × 10^5 in scientific notation. It is not a prime, nor a perfect square or cube.

In practical terms, six hundred thousand is commonly encountered as a scale reference in demographic data, financial estimates, and resource planning. It serves as a convenient benchmark for illustrating population sizes or budgets that are large but not in the millions.

When written in other forms, it remains 600,000 in standard decimal notation, while scientific notation expresses it as 6 × 10^5. The figure’s appeal lies in its recognizability and ease of communication for large counts in everyday statistics and planning contexts.