Q: Is 1,479,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,479,060 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 1,479,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 27 30 33 36 44 45 54 55 60 66 81 83 90 99 108 110 132 135 162 165 166 180 198 220 249 270 297 324 330 332 396 405 415 495 498 540 594 660 747 810 830 891 913 990 996 1,188 1,245 1,485 1,494 1,620 1,660 1,782 1,826 1,980 2,241 2,490 2,739 2,970 2,988 3,564 3,652 3,735 4,455 4,482 4,565 4,980 5,478 5,940 6,723 7,470 8,217 8,910 8,964 9,130 10,956 11,205 13,446 13,695 14,940 16,434 17,820 18,260 22,410 24,651 26,892 27,390 32,868 33,615 41,085 44,820 49,302 54,780 67,230 73,953 82,170 98,604 123,255 134,460 147,906 164,340 246,510 295,812 369,765 493,020 739,530 and 1,479,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,479,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,479,060, 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).