Q: Is 1,474,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,474,240 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 1,474,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 136 160 170 271 272 320 340 542 544 680 1,084 1,088 1,355 1,360 2,168 2,710 2,720 4,336 4,607 5,420 5,440 8,672 9,214 10,840 17,344 18,428 21,680 23,035 36,856 43,360 46,070 73,712 86,720 92,140 147,424 184,280 294,848 368,560 737,120 and 1,474,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,474,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,474,240, 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).