Q: Is 1,437,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,437,520 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 1,437,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 80 85 112 119 136 140 151 170 238 272 280 302 340 476 560 595 604 680 755 952 1,057 1,190 1,208 1,360 1,510 1,904 2,114 2,380 2,416 2,567 3,020 4,228 4,760 5,134 5,285 6,040 8,456 9,520 10,268 10,570 12,080 12,835 16,912 17,969 20,536 21,140 25,670 35,938 41,072 42,280 51,340 71,876 84,560 89,845 102,680 143,752 179,690 205,360 287,504 359,380 718,760 and 1,437,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,437,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,437,520, 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).