Q: Is 1,455,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,455,360 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 1,455,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 379 384 480 640 758 768 960 1,137 1,280 1,516 1,895 1,920 2,274 3,032 3,790 3,840 4,548 5,685 6,064 7,580 9,096 11,370 12,128 15,160 18,192 22,740 24,256 30,320 36,384 45,480 48,512 60,640 72,768 90,960 97,024 121,280 145,536 181,920 242,560 291,072 363,840 485,120 727,680 and 1,455,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,455,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,455,360, 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).