Q: Is 1,476,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,476,720 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 1,476,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 112 120 126 140 144 168 180 210 240 252 280 293 315 336 360 420 504 560 586 630 720 840 879 1,008 1,172 1,260 1,465 1,680 1,758 2,051 2,344 2,520 2,637 2,930 3,516 4,102 4,395 4,688 5,040 5,274 5,860 6,153 7,032 8,204 8,790 10,255 10,548 11,720 12,306 13,185 14,064 16,408 17,580 18,459 20,510 21,096 23,440 24,612 26,370 30,765 32,816 35,160 36,918 41,020 42,192 49,224 52,740 61,530 70,320 73,836 82,040 92,295 98,448 105,480 123,060 147,672 164,080 184,590 210,960 246,120 295,344 369,180 492,240 738,360 and 1,476,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,476,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,476,720, 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).