Q: Is 1,477,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,477,680 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 1,477,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 47 48 60 80 94 120 131 141 188 235 240 262 282 376 393 470 524 564 655 705 752 786 940 1,048 1,128 1,310 1,410 1,572 1,880 1,965 2,096 2,256 2,620 2,820 3,144 3,760 3,930 5,240 5,640 6,157 6,288 7,860 10,480 11,280 12,314 15,720 18,471 24,628 30,785 31,440 36,942 49,256 61,570 73,884 92,355 98,512 123,140 147,768 184,710 246,280 295,536 369,420 492,560 738,840 and 1,477,680, with no remainder.

Since 1,477,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,477,680, 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).