Q: Is 1,655,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,655,400 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 1,655,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 31 40 50 60 62 75 89 93 100 120 124 150 155 178 186 200 248 267 300 310 356 372 445 465 534 600 620 712 744 775 890 930 1,068 1,240 1,335 1,550 1,780 1,860 2,136 2,225 2,325 2,670 2,759 3,100 3,560 3,720 4,450 4,650 5,340 5,518 6,200 6,675 8,277 8,900 9,300 10,680 11,036 13,350 13,795 16,554 17,800 18,600 22,072 26,700 27,590 33,108 41,385 53,400 55,180 66,216 68,975 82,770 110,360 137,950 165,540 206,925 275,900 331,080 413,850 551,800 827,700 and 1,655,400, with no remainder.

Since 1,655,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,655,400, 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).