Q: Is 1,667,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,667,960 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 1,667,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 37 40 46 49 56 70 74 92 98 115 140 148 161 184 185 196 230 245 259 280 296 322 370 392 460 490 518 644 740 805 851 920 980 1,036 1,127 1,288 1,295 1,480 1,610 1,702 1,813 1,960 2,072 2,254 2,590 3,220 3,404 3,626 4,255 4,508 5,180 5,635 5,957 6,440 6,808 7,252 8,510 9,016 9,065 10,360 11,270 11,914 14,504 17,020 18,130 22,540 23,828 29,785 34,040 36,260 41,699 45,080 47,656 59,570 72,520 83,398 119,140 166,796 208,495 238,280 333,592 416,990 833,980 and 1,667,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,667,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,667,960, 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).