Q: Is 1,566,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,566,200 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 1,566,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 164 191 200 205 328 382 410 764 820 955 1,025 1,528 1,640 1,910 2,050 3,820 4,100 4,775 7,640 7,831 8,200 9,550 15,662 19,100 31,324 38,200 39,155 62,648 78,310 156,620 195,775 313,240 391,550 783,100 and 1,566,200, with no remainder.

Since 1,566,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,566,200, 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).