Q: Is 1,656,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,656,000 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 1,656,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 46 48 50 60 64 69 72 75 80 90 92 96 100 115 120 125 138 144 150 160 180 184 192 200 207 225 230 240 250 276 288 300 320 345 360 368 375 400 414 450 460 480 500 552 575 576 600 690 720 736 750 800 828 900 920 960 1,000 1,035 1,104 1,125 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,440 1,472 1,500 1,600 1,656 1,725 1,800 1,840 2,000 2,070 2,208 2,250 2,300 2,400 2,760 2,875 2,880 3,000 3,312 3,450 3,600 3,680 4,000 4,140 4,416 4,500 4,600 4,800 5,175 5,520 5,750 6,000 6,624 6,900 7,200 7,360 8,000 8,280 8,625 9,000 9,200 10,350 11,040 11,500 12,000 13,248 13,800 14,400 16,560 17,250 18,000 18,400 20,700 22,080 23,000 24,000 25,875 27,600 33,120 34,500 36,000 36,800 41,400 46,000 51,750 55,200 66,240 69,000 72,000 82,800 92,000 103,500 110,400 138,000 165,600 184,000 207,000 276,000 331,200 414,000 552,000 828,000 and 1,656,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,656,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,656,000, 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).