Q: Is 1,696,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,696,500 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 1,696,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 25 26 29 30 36 39 45 50 52 58 60 65 75 78 87 90 100 116 117 125 130 145 150 156 174 180 195 225 234 250 260 261 290 300 325 348 375 377 390 435 450 468 500 522 580 585 650 725 750 754 780 870 900 975 1,044 1,125 1,131 1,170 1,300 1,305 1,450 1,500 1,508 1,625 1,740 1,885 1,950 2,175 2,250 2,262 2,340 2,610 2,900 2,925 3,250 3,393 3,625 3,770 3,900 4,350 4,500 4,524 4,875 5,220 5,655 5,850 6,500 6,525 6,786 7,250 7,540 8,700 9,425 9,750 10,875 11,310 11,700 13,050 13,572 14,500 14,625 16,965 18,850 19,500 21,750 22,620 26,100 28,275 29,250 32,625 33,930 37,700 43,500 47,125 56,550 58,500 65,250 67,860 84,825 94,250 113,100 130,500 141,375 169,650 188,500 282,750 339,300 424,125 565,500 848,250 and 1,696,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,696,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,696,500, 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).