Q: Is 1,437,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,437,540 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 1,437,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 19 20 26 30 38 39 52 57 60 65 76 78 95 97 114 130 156 190 194 195 228 247 260 285 291 380 388 390 485 494 570 582 741 780 970 988 1,140 1,164 1,235 1,261 1,455 1,482 1,843 1,940 2,470 2,522 2,910 2,964 3,686 3,705 3,783 4,940 5,044 5,529 5,820 6,305 7,372 7,410 7,566 9,215 11,058 12,610 14,820 15,132 18,430 18,915 22,116 23,959 25,220 27,645 36,860 37,830 47,918 55,290 71,877 75,660 95,836 110,580 119,795 143,754 239,590 287,508 359,385 479,180 718,770 and 1,437,540, with no remainder.

Since 1,437,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,437,540, 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).