Q: Is 1,605,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,605,420 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 1,605,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 270 324 405 540 810 991 1,620 1,982 2,973 3,964 4,955 5,946 8,919 9,910 11,892 14,865 17,838 19,820 26,757 29,730 35,676 44,595 53,514 59,460 80,271 89,190 107,028 133,785 160,542 178,380 267,570 321,084 401,355 535,140 802,710 and 1,605,420, with no remainder.

Since 1,605,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,605,420, 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).