Q: Is 1,474,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,474,360 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 1,474,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 31 40 41 58 62 82 116 124 145 155 164 205 232 248 290 310 328 410 580 620 820 899 1,160 1,189 1,240 1,271 1,640 1,798 2,378 2,542 3,596 4,495 4,756 5,084 5,945 6,355 7,192 8,990 9,512 10,168 11,890 12,710 17,980 23,780 25,420 35,960 36,859 47,560 50,840 73,718 147,436 184,295 294,872 368,590 737,180 and 1,474,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,474,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,474,360, 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).