Q: Is 1,659,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,659,240 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 1,659,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 30 33 36 40 44 45 55 60 66 72 88 90 99 110 120 132 165 180 198 220 264 330 360 396 419 440 495 660 792 838 990 1,257 1,320 1,676 1,980 2,095 2,514 3,352 3,771 3,960 4,190 4,609 5,028 6,285 7,542 8,380 9,218 10,056 12,570 13,827 15,084 16,760 18,436 18,855 23,045 25,140 27,654 30,168 36,872 37,710 41,481 46,090 50,280 55,308 69,135 75,420 82,962 92,180 110,616 138,270 150,840 165,924 184,360 207,405 276,540 331,848 414,810 553,080 829,620 and 1,659,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,659,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,659,240, 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).