Q: Is 1,652,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,652,940 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 1,652,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 180 270 540 3,061 6,122 9,183 12,244 15,305 18,366 27,549 30,610 36,732 45,915 55,098 61,220 82,647 91,830 110,196 137,745 165,294 183,660 275,490 330,588 413,235 550,980 826,470 and 1,652,940, with no remainder.

Since 1,652,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,652,940, 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).