Q: Is 1,676,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,676,340 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 1,676,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 67 90 134 139 180 201 268 278 335 402 417 556 603 670 695 804 834 1,005 1,206 1,251 1,340 1,390 1,668 2,010 2,085 2,412 2,502 2,780 3,015 4,020 4,170 5,004 6,030 6,255 8,340 9,313 12,060 12,510 18,626 25,020 27,939 37,252 46,565 55,878 83,817 93,130 111,756 139,695 167,634 186,260 279,390 335,268 419,085 558,780 838,170 and 1,676,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,676,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,676,340, 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).