Q: Is 1,588,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,588,020 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 1,588,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 114 133 140 190 199 210 228 266 285 380 398 399 420 532 570 597 665 796 798 995 1,140 1,194 1,330 1,393 1,596 1,990 1,995 2,388 2,660 2,786 2,985 3,781 3,980 3,990 4,179 5,572 5,970 6,965 7,562 7,980 8,358 11,343 11,940 13,930 15,124 16,716 18,905 20,895 22,686 26,467 27,860 37,810 41,790 45,372 52,934 56,715 75,620 79,401 83,580 105,868 113,430 132,335 158,802 226,860 264,670 317,604 397,005 529,340 794,010 and 1,588,020, with no remainder.

Since 1,588,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,588,020, 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).