Q: Is 1,484,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,484,640 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 1,484,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,031 1,440 2,062 3,093 4,124 5,155 6,186 8,248 9,279 10,310 12,372 15,465 16,496 18,558 20,620 24,744 30,930 32,992 37,116 41,240 46,395 49,488 61,860 74,232 82,480 92,790 98,976 123,720 148,464 164,960 185,580 247,440 296,928 371,160 494,880 742,320 and 1,484,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,484,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,484,640, 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).