Q: Is 1,465,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,465,440 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 1,465,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 60 71 80 86 96 120 129 142 160 172 213 215 240 258 284 344 355 426 430 480 516 568 645 688 710 852 860 1,032 1,065 1,136 1,290 1,376 1,420 1,704 1,720 2,064 2,130 2,272 2,580 2,840 3,053 3,408 3,440 4,128 4,260 5,160 5,680 6,106 6,816 6,880 8,520 9,159 10,320 11,360 12,212 15,265 17,040 18,318 20,640 24,424 30,530 34,080 36,636 45,795 48,848 61,060 73,272 91,590 97,696 122,120 146,544 183,180 244,240 293,088 366,360 488,480 732,720 and 1,465,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,465,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,465,440, 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).