Q: Is 1,655,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,655,304 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 1,655,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 59 84 118 167 168 177 236 334 354 413 472 501 668 708 826 1,002 1,169 1,239 1,336 1,416 1,652 2,004 2,338 2,478 3,304 3,507 4,008 4,676 4,956 7,014 9,352 9,853 9,912 14,028 19,706 28,056 29,559 39,412 59,118 68,971 78,824 118,236 137,942 206,913 236,472 275,884 413,826 551,768 827,652 and 1,655,304, with no remainder.

Since 1,655,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,655,304, 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).