Q: Is 1,473,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,473,920 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 1,473,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 47 49 56 64 70 80 94 98 112 128 140 160 188 196 224 235 245 280 320 329 376 392 448 470 490 560 640 658 752 784 896 940 980 1,120 1,316 1,504 1,568 1,645 1,880 1,960 2,240 2,303 2,632 3,008 3,136 3,290 3,760 3,920 4,480 4,606 5,264 6,016 6,272 6,580 7,520 7,840 9,212 10,528 11,515 13,160 15,040 15,680 18,424 21,056 23,030 26,320 30,080 31,360 36,848 42,112 46,060 52,640 73,696 92,120 105,280 147,392 184,240 210,560 294,784 368,480 736,960 and 1,473,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,473,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,473,920, 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).