Q: Is 1,662,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,662,000 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 1,662,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 277 300 375 400 500 554 600 750 831 1,000 1,108 1,200 1,385 1,500 1,662 2,000 2,216 2,770 3,000 3,324 4,155 4,432 5,540 6,000 6,648 6,925 8,310 11,080 13,296 13,850 16,620 20,775 22,160 27,700 33,240 34,625 41,550 55,400 66,480 69,250 83,100 103,875 110,800 138,500 166,200 207,750 277,000 332,400 415,500 554,000 831,000 and 1,662,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,662,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,662,000, 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).