Q: Is 1,584,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,584,100 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 1,584,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 50 62 70 73 100 124 140 146 155 175 217 292 310 350 365 434 511 620 700 730 775 868 1,022 1,085 1,460 1,550 1,825 2,044 2,170 2,263 2,555 3,100 3,650 4,340 4,526 5,110 5,425 7,300 9,052 10,220 10,850 11,315 12,775 15,841 21,700 22,630 25,550 31,682 45,260 51,100 56,575 63,364 79,205 113,150 158,410 226,300 316,820 396,025 792,050 and 1,584,100, with no remainder.

Since 1,584,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,584,100, 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).