Q: Is 1,614,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,614,000 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 1,614,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 269 300 375 400 500 538 600 750 807 1,000 1,076 1,200 1,345 1,500 1,614 2,000 2,152 2,690 3,000 3,228 4,035 4,304 5,380 6,000 6,456 6,725 8,070 10,760 12,912 13,450 16,140 20,175 21,520 26,900 32,280 33,625 40,350 53,800 64,560 67,250 80,700 100,875 107,600 134,500 161,400 201,750 269,000 322,800 403,500 538,000 807,000 and 1,614,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,614,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,614,000, 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).