Q: Is 1,623,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,623,420 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 1,623,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 29 30 36 45 58 60 87 90 116 145 174 180 261 290 311 348 435 522 580 622 870 933 1,044 1,244 1,305 1,555 1,740 1,866 2,610 2,799 3,110 3,732 4,665 5,220 5,598 6,220 9,019 9,330 11,196 13,995 18,038 18,660 27,057 27,990 36,076 45,095 54,114 55,980 81,171 90,190 108,228 135,285 162,342 180,380 270,570 324,684 405,855 541,140 811,710 and 1,623,420, with no remainder.

Since 1,623,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,623,420, 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).