Q: Is 1,671,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,671,000 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 1,671,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 557 600 750 1,000 1,114 1,500 1,671 2,228 2,785 3,000 3,342 4,456 5,570 6,684 8,355 11,140 13,368 13,925 16,710 22,280 27,850 33,420 41,775 55,700 66,840 69,625 83,550 111,400 139,250 167,100 208,875 278,500 334,200 417,750 557,000 835,500 and 1,671,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,671,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,671,000, 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).