Q: Is 1,474,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,474,760 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 1,474,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 92 115 140 161 184 229 230 280 322 458 460 644 805 916 920 1,145 1,288 1,603 1,610 1,832 2,290 3,206 3,220 4,580 5,267 6,412 6,440 8,015 9,160 10,534 12,824 16,030 21,068 26,335 32,060 36,869 42,136 52,670 64,120 73,738 105,340 147,476 184,345 210,680 294,952 368,690 737,380 and 1,474,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,474,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,474,760, 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).