Q: Is 1,327,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,327,480 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 1,327,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 88 110 140 154 220 280 308 385 431 440 616 770 862 1,540 1,724 2,155 3,017 3,080 3,448 4,310 4,741 6,034 8,620 9,482 12,068 15,085 17,240 18,964 23,705 24,136 30,170 33,187 37,928 47,410 60,340 66,374 94,820 120,680 132,748 165,935 189,640 265,496 331,870 663,740 and 1,327,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,327,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,327,480, 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).