Q: Is 1,456,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,456,560 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 1,456,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 24 28 30 34 35 36 40 42 45 48 51 56 60 63 68 70 72 80 84 85 90 102 105 112 119 120 126 136 140 144 153 168 170 180 204 210 238 240 252 255 272 280 289 306 315 336 340 357 360 408 420 476 504 510 560 578 595 612 630 680 714 720 765 816 840 867 952 1,008 1,020 1,071 1,156 1,190 1,224 1,260 1,360 1,428 1,445 1,530 1,680 1,734 1,785 1,904 2,023 2,040 2,142 2,312 2,380 2,448 2,520 2,601 2,856 2,890 3,060 3,468 3,570 4,046 4,080 4,284 4,335 4,624 4,760 5,040 5,202 5,355 5,712 5,780 6,069 6,120 6,936 7,140 8,092 8,568 8,670 9,520 10,115 10,404 10,710 11,560 12,138 12,240 13,005 13,872 14,280 16,184 17,136 17,340 18,207 20,230 20,808 21,420 23,120 24,276 26,010 28,560 30,345 32,368 34,680 36,414 40,460 41,616 42,840 48,552 52,020 60,690 69,360 72,828 80,920 85,680 91,035 97,104 104,040 121,380 145,656 161,840 182,070 208,080 242,760 291,312 364,140 485,520 728,280 and 1,456,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,456,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,456,560, 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).