Q: Is 1,689,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,689,000 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 1,689,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 563 600 750 1,000 1,126 1,500 1,689 2,252 2,815 3,000 3,378 4,504 5,630 6,756 8,445 11,260 13,512 14,075 16,890 22,520 28,150 33,780 42,225 56,300 67,560 70,375 84,450 112,600 140,750 168,900 211,125 281,500 337,800 422,250 563,000 844,500 and 1,689,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,689,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,689,000, 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).