Q: Is 1,476,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,476,280 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 1,476,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 26 34 40 52 65 68 85 104 130 136 167 170 221 260 334 340 442 520 668 680 835 884 1,105 1,336 1,670 1,768 2,171 2,210 2,839 3,340 4,342 4,420 5,678 6,680 8,684 8,840 10,855 11,356 14,195 17,368 21,710 22,712 28,390 36,907 43,420 56,780 73,814 86,840 113,560 147,628 184,535 295,256 369,070 738,140 and 1,476,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,476,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,476,280, 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).