Q: Is 1,635,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,635,000 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 1,635,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 109 120 125 150 200 218 250 300 327 375 436 500 545 600 625 654 750 872 1,000 1,090 1,250 1,308 1,500 1,635 1,875 2,180 2,500 2,616 2,725 3,000 3,270 3,750 4,360 5,000 5,450 6,540 7,500 8,175 10,900 13,080 13,625 15,000 16,350 21,800 27,250 32,700 40,875 54,500 65,400 68,125 81,750 109,000 136,250 163,500 204,375 272,500 327,000 408,750 545,000 817,500 and 1,635,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,635,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,635,000, 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).