Q: Is 1,636,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,636,140 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 1,636,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 37 44 55 60 66 67 74 110 111 132 134 148 165 185 201 220 222 268 330 335 370 402 407 444 555 660 670 737 740 804 814 1,005 1,110 1,221 1,340 1,474 1,628 2,010 2,035 2,211 2,220 2,442 2,479 2,948 3,685 4,020 4,070 4,422 4,884 4,958 6,105 7,370 7,437 8,140 8,844 9,916 11,055 12,210 12,395 14,740 14,874 22,110 24,420 24,790 27,269 29,748 37,185 44,220 49,580 54,538 74,370 81,807 109,076 136,345 148,740 163,614 272,690 327,228 409,035 545,380 818,070 and 1,636,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,636,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,636,140, 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).