Q: Is 1,616,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,616,500 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 1,616,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 53 61 100 106 122 125 212 244 250 265 305 500 530 610 1,060 1,220 1,325 1,525 2,650 3,050 3,233 5,300 6,100 6,466 6,625 7,625 12,932 13,250 15,250 16,165 26,500 30,500 32,330 64,660 80,825 161,650 323,300 404,125 808,250 and 1,616,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,616,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,616,500, 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).