Q: Is 1,598,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,598,960 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 1,598,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 40 44 46 55 79 80 88 92 110 115 158 176 184 220 230 253 316 368 395 440 460 506 632 790 869 880 920 1,012 1,264 1,265 1,580 1,738 1,817 1,840 2,024 2,530 3,160 3,476 3,634 4,048 4,345 5,060 6,320 6,952 7,268 8,690 9,085 10,120 13,904 14,536 17,380 18,170 19,987 20,240 29,072 34,760 36,340 39,974 69,520 72,680 79,948 99,935 145,360 159,896 199,870 319,792 399,740 799,480 and 1,598,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,598,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,598,960, 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).