Q: Is 1,601,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,601,400 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 1,601,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 157 170 200 204 255 300 314 340 408 425 471 510 600 628 680 785 850 942 1,020 1,256 1,275 1,570 1,700 1,884 2,040 2,355 2,550 2,669 3,140 3,400 3,768 3,925 4,710 5,100 5,338 6,280 7,850 8,007 9,420 10,200 10,676 11,775 13,345 15,700 16,014 18,840 21,352 23,550 26,690 31,400 32,028 40,035 47,100 53,380 64,056 66,725 80,070 94,200 106,760 133,450 160,140 200,175 266,900 320,280 400,350 533,800 800,700 and 1,601,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,601,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,601,400, 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).