Q: Is 1,463,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,463,580 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 1,463,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 47 60 90 94 141 173 180 188 235 282 346 423 470 519 564 692 705 846 865 940 1,038 1,410 1,557 1,692 1,730 2,076 2,115 2,595 2,820 3,114 3,460 4,230 5,190 6,228 7,785 8,131 8,460 10,380 15,570 16,262 24,393 31,140 32,524 40,655 48,786 73,179 81,310 97,572 121,965 146,358 162,620 243,930 292,716 365,895 487,860 731,790 and 1,463,580, with no remainder.

Since 1,463,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,463,580, 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).