Q: Is 1,475,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,475,280 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 1,475,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 683 720 1,080 1,366 2,049 2,160 2,732 3,415 4,098 5,464 6,147 6,830 8,196 10,245 10,928 12,294 13,660 16,392 18,441 20,490 24,588 27,320 30,735 32,784 36,882 40,980 49,176 54,640 61,470 73,764 81,960 92,205 98,352 122,940 147,528 163,920 184,410 245,880 295,056 368,820 491,760 737,640 and 1,475,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,475,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,475,280, 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).