Q: Is 1,626,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,626,660 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 1,626,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 1,291 2,582 3,873 5,164 6,455 7,746 9,037 11,619 12,910 15,492 18,074 19,365 23,238 25,820 27,111 36,148 38,730 45,185 46,476 54,222 58,095 77,460 81,333 90,370 108,444 116,190 135,555 162,666 180,740 232,380 271,110 325,332 406,665 542,220 813,330 and 1,626,660, with no remainder.

Since 1,626,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,626,660, 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).