Q: Is 1,660,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,660,512 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 1,660,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 224 294 336 353 392 588 672 706 784 1,059 1,176 1,412 1,568 2,118 2,352 2,471 2,824 4,236 4,704 4,942 5,648 7,413 8,472 9,884 11,296 14,826 16,944 17,297 19,768 29,652 33,888 34,594 39,536 51,891 59,304 69,188 79,072 103,782 118,608 138,376 207,564 237,216 276,752 415,128 553,504 830,256 and 1,660,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,660,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,660,512, 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).