Q: Is 1,000,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,000,480 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 1,000,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 37 40 52 65 74 80 104 130 148 160 169 185 208 260 296 338 370 416 481 520 592 676 740 845 962 1,040 1,184 1,352 1,480 1,690 1,924 2,080 2,405 2,704 2,960 3,380 3,848 4,810 5,408 5,920 6,253 6,760 7,696 9,620 12,506 13,520 15,392 19,240 25,012 27,040 31,265 38,480 50,024 62,530 76,960 100,048 125,060 200,096 250,120 500,240 and 1,000,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,480, 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).