Q: Is 1,682,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,682,700 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 1,682,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 71 75 79 100 142 150 158 213 237 284 300 316 355 395 426 474 710 790 852 948 1,065 1,185 1,420 1,580 1,775 1,975 2,130 2,370 3,550 3,950 4,260 4,740 5,325 5,609 5,925 7,100 7,900 10,650 11,218 11,850 16,827 21,300 22,436 23,700 28,045 33,654 56,090 67,308 84,135 112,180 140,225 168,270 280,450 336,540 420,675 560,900 841,350 and 1,682,700, with no remainder.

Since 1,682,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,682,700, 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).