Q: Is 1,666,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,666,800 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 1,666,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 463 600 720 900 926 1,200 1,389 1,800 1,852 2,315 2,778 3,600 3,704 4,167 4,630 5,556 6,945 7,408 8,334 9,260 11,112 11,575 13,890 16,668 18,520 20,835 22,224 23,150 27,780 33,336 34,725 37,040 41,670 46,300 55,560 66,672 69,450 83,340 92,600 104,175 111,120 138,900 166,680 185,200 208,350 277,800 333,360 416,700 555,600 833,400 and 1,666,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,666,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,666,800, 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).