Q: Is 1,558,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,558,700 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 1,558,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 100 109 110 130 143 218 220 260 275 286 325 436 545 550 572 650 715 1,090 1,100 1,199 1,300 1,417 1,430 2,180 2,398 2,725 2,834 2,860 3,575 4,796 5,450 5,668 5,995 7,085 7,150 10,900 11,990 14,170 14,300 15,587 23,980 28,340 29,975 31,174 35,425 59,950 62,348 70,850 77,935 119,900 141,700 155,870 311,740 389,675 779,350 and 1,558,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,558,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,558,700, 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).