Q: Is 1,479,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,479,940 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 1,479,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 31 35 44 55 62 70 77 110 124 140 154 155 217 220 308 310 341 385 434 620 682 770 868 961 1,085 1,364 1,540 1,705 1,922 2,170 2,387 3,410 3,844 4,340 4,774 4,805 6,727 6,820 9,548 9,610 10,571 11,935 13,454 19,220 21,142 23,870 26,908 33,635 42,284 47,740 52,855 67,270 73,997 105,710 134,540 147,994 211,420 295,988 369,985 739,970 and 1,479,940, with no remainder.

Since 1,479,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,479,940, 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).