Q: Is 1,588,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,588,800 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 1,588,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 192 200 240 300 320 331 400 480 600 662 800 960 993 1,200 1,324 1,600 1,655 1,986 2,400 2,648 3,310 3,972 4,800 4,965 5,296 6,620 7,944 8,275 9,930 10,592 13,240 15,888 16,550 19,860 21,184 24,825 26,480 31,776 33,100 39,720 49,650 52,960 63,552 66,200 79,440 99,300 105,920 132,400 158,880 198,600 264,800 317,760 397,200 529,600 794,400 and 1,588,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,588,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,588,800, 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).