Q: Is 1,676,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,676,920 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 1,676,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 53 56 70 106 113 140 212 226 265 280 371 424 452 530 565 742 791 904 1,060 1,130 1,484 1,582 1,855 2,120 2,260 2,968 3,164 3,710 3,955 4,520 5,989 6,328 7,420 7,910 11,978 14,840 15,820 23,956 29,945 31,640 41,923 47,912 59,890 83,846 119,780 167,692 209,615 239,560 335,384 419,230 838,460 and 1,676,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,676,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,676,920, 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).