Q: Is 1,476,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,476,800 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 1,476,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 64 65 71 80 100 104 130 142 160 200 208 260 284 320 325 355 400 416 520 568 650 710 800 832 923 1,040 1,136 1,300 1,420 1,600 1,775 1,846 2,080 2,272 2,600 2,840 3,550 3,692 4,160 4,544 4,615 5,200 5,680 7,100 7,384 9,230 10,400 11,360 14,200 14,768 18,460 20,800 22,720 23,075 28,400 29,536 36,920 46,150 56,800 59,072 73,840 92,300 113,600 147,680 184,600 295,360 369,200 738,400 and 1,476,800, with no remainder.

Since 1,476,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,476,800, 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).