Q: Is 1,579,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,579,600 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 1,579,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 359 400 440 550 718 880 1,100 1,436 1,795 2,200 2,872 3,590 3,949 4,400 5,744 7,180 7,898 8,975 14,360 15,796 17,950 19,745 28,720 31,592 35,900 39,490 63,184 71,800 78,980 98,725 143,600 157,960 197,450 315,920 394,900 789,800 and 1,579,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,579,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,579,600, 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).