Q: Is 1,606,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,606,020 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 1,606,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 29 30 39 52 58 60 65 71 78 87 116 130 142 145 156 174 195 213 260 284 290 348 355 377 390 426 435 580 710 754 780 852 870 923 1,065 1,131 1,420 1,508 1,740 1,846 1,885 2,059 2,130 2,262 2,769 3,692 3,770 4,118 4,260 4,524 4,615 5,538 5,655 6,177 7,540 8,236 9,230 10,295 11,076 11,310 12,354 13,845 18,460 20,590 22,620 24,708 26,767 27,690 30,885 41,180 53,534 55,380 61,770 80,301 107,068 123,540 133,835 160,602 267,670 321,204 401,505 535,340 803,010 and 1,606,020, with no remainder.

Since 1,606,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,606,020, 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).