Q: Is 1,678,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,678,560 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 1,678,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 96 104 120 130 156 160 195 208 240 260 269 312 390 416 480 520 538 624 780 807 1,040 1,076 1,248 1,345 1,560 1,614 2,080 2,152 2,690 3,120 3,228 3,497 4,035 4,304 5,380 6,240 6,456 6,994 8,070 8,608 10,491 10,760 12,912 13,988 16,140 17,485 20,982 21,520 25,824 27,976 32,280 34,970 41,964 43,040 52,455 55,952 64,560 69,940 83,928 104,910 111,904 129,120 139,880 167,856 209,820 279,760 335,712 419,640 559,520 839,280 and 1,678,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,678,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,678,560, 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).