Q: Is 1,638,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,638,900 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 1,638,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 607 675 900 1,214 1,350 1,821 2,428 2,700 3,035 3,642 5,463 6,070 7,284 9,105 10,926 12,140 15,175 16,389 18,210 21,852 27,315 30,350 32,778 36,420 45,525 54,630 60,700 65,556 81,945 91,050 109,260 136,575 163,890 182,100 273,150 327,780 409,725 546,300 819,450 and 1,638,900, with no remainder.

Since 1,638,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,638,900, 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).