Q: Is 1,561,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,561,700 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 1,561,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 97 100 115 140 161 175 194 230 322 350 388 460 485 575 644 679 700 805 970 1,150 1,358 1,610 1,940 2,231 2,300 2,425 2,716 3,220 3,395 4,025 4,462 4,850 6,790 8,050 8,924 9,700 11,155 13,580 15,617 16,100 16,975 22,310 31,234 33,950 44,620 55,775 62,468 67,900 78,085 111,550 156,170 223,100 312,340 390,425 780,850 and 1,561,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,561,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,561,700, 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).