Q: Is 1,601,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,601,460 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 1,601,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 31 35 36 41 42 45 60 62 63 70 82 84 90 93 105 123 124 126 140 155 164 180 186 205 210 217 246 252 279 287 310 315 369 372 410 420 434 465 492 558 574 615 620 630 651 738 820 861 868 930 1,085 1,116 1,148 1,230 1,260 1,271 1,302 1,395 1,435 1,476 1,722 1,845 1,860 1,953 2,170 2,460 2,542 2,583 2,604 2,790 2,870 3,255 3,444 3,690 3,813 3,906 4,305 4,340 5,084 5,166 5,580 5,740 6,355 6,510 7,380 7,626 7,812 8,610 8,897 9,765 10,332 11,439 12,710 12,915 13,020 15,252 17,220 17,794 19,065 19,530 22,878 25,420 25,830 26,691 35,588 38,130 39,060 44,485 45,756 51,660 53,382 57,195 76,260 80,073 88,970 106,764 114,390 133,455 160,146 177,940 228,780 266,910 320,292 400,365 533,820 800,730 and 1,601,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,601,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,601,460, 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).