Q: Is 1,504,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,504,140 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 1,504,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 43 44 53 55 60 66 86 106 110 129 132 159 165 172 212 215 220 258 265 318 330 430 473 516 530 583 636 645 660 795 860 946 1,060 1,166 1,290 1,419 1,590 1,749 1,892 2,279 2,332 2,365 2,580 2,838 2,915 3,180 3,498 4,558 4,730 5,676 5,830 6,837 6,996 7,095 8,745 9,116 9,460 11,395 11,660 13,674 14,190 17,490 22,790 25,069 27,348 28,380 34,185 34,980 45,580 50,138 68,370 75,207 100,276 125,345 136,740 150,414 250,690 300,828 376,035 501,380 752,070 and 1,504,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,504,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,504,140, 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).