Q: Is 1,599,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,599,840 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 1,599,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 101 110 120 132 144 160 165 176 180 198 202 220 240 264 288 303 330 352 360 396 404 440 480 495 505 528 606 660 720 792 808 880 909 990 1,010 1,056 1,111 1,212 1,320 1,440 1,515 1,584 1,616 1,760 1,818 1,980 2,020 2,222 2,424 2,640 3,030 3,168 3,232 3,333 3,636 3,960 4,040 4,444 4,545 4,848 5,280 5,555 6,060 6,666 7,272 7,920 8,080 8,888 9,090 9,696 9,999 11,110 12,120 13,332 14,544 15,840 16,160 16,665 17,776 18,180 19,998 22,220 24,240 26,664 29,088 33,330 35,552 36,360 39,996 44,440 48,480 49,995 53,328 66,660 72,720 79,992 88,880 99,990 106,656 133,320 145,440 159,984 177,760 199,980 266,640 319,968 399,960 533,280 799,920 and 1,599,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,599,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,599,840, 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).