Q: Is 1,655,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,655,640 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 1,655,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 72 73 81 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 146 162 168 180 189 210 216 219 252 270 280 292 315 324 360 365 378 405 420 438 504 511 540 567 584 630 648 657 730 756 810 840 876 945 1,022 1,080 1,095 1,134 1,260 1,314 1,460 1,512 1,533 1,620 1,752 1,890 1,971 2,044 2,190 2,268 2,520 2,555 2,628 2,835 2,920 3,066 3,240 3,285 3,780 3,942 4,088 4,380 4,536 4,599 5,110 5,256 5,670 5,913 6,132 6,570 7,560 7,665 7,884 8,760 9,198 9,855 10,220 11,340 11,826 12,264 13,140 13,797 15,330 15,768 18,396 19,710 20,440 22,680 22,995 23,652 26,280 27,594 29,565 30,660 36,792 39,420 41,391 45,990 47,304 55,188 59,130 61,320 68,985 78,840 82,782 91,980 110,376 118,260 137,970 165,564 183,960 206,955 236,520 275,940 331,128 413,910 551,880 827,820 and 1,655,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,655,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,655,640, 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).