Q: Is 1,552,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,552,100 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 1,552,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 25 34 44 50 55 68 83 85 100 110 166 170 187 220 275 332 340 374 415 425 550 748 830 850 913 935 1,100 1,411 1,660 1,700 1,826 1,870 2,075 2,822 3,652 3,740 4,150 4,565 4,675 5,644 7,055 8,300 9,130 9,350 14,110 15,521 18,260 18,700 22,825 28,220 31,042 35,275 45,650 62,084 70,550 77,605 91,300 141,100 155,210 310,420 388,025 776,050 and 1,552,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,552,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,552,100, 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).