Q: Is 1,553,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,553,100 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 1,553,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 60 62 75 93 100 124 150 155 167 186 300 310 334 372 465 501 620 668 775 835 930 1,002 1,550 1,670 1,860 2,004 2,325 2,505 3,100 3,340 4,175 4,650 5,010 5,177 8,350 9,300 10,020 10,354 12,525 15,531 16,700 20,708 25,050 25,885 31,062 50,100 51,770 62,124 77,655 103,540 129,425 155,310 258,850 310,620 388,275 517,700 776,550 and 1,553,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,553,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,553,100, 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).