Q: Is 1,584,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,584,900 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 1,584,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 587 675 900 1,174 1,350 1,761 2,348 2,700 2,935 3,522 5,283 5,870 7,044 8,805 10,566 11,740 14,675 15,849 17,610 21,132 26,415 29,350 31,698 35,220 44,025 52,830 58,700 63,396 79,245 88,050 105,660 132,075 158,490 176,100 264,150 316,980 396,225 528,300 792,450 and 1,584,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,584,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,584,900, 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).