Q: Is 1,454,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,454,320 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 1,454,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 49 53 56 70 80 98 106 112 140 196 212 245 265 280 343 371 392 424 490 530 560 686 742 784 848 980 1,060 1,372 1,484 1,715 1,855 1,960 2,120 2,597 2,744 2,968 3,430 3,710 3,920 4,240 5,194 5,488 5,936 6,860 7,420 10,388 12,985 13,720 14,840 18,179 20,776 25,970 27,440 29,680 36,358 41,552 51,940 72,716 90,895 103,880 145,432 181,790 207,760 290,864 363,580 727,160 and 1,454,320, with no remainder.

Since 1,454,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,454,320, 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).