Q: Is 1,480,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,480,000 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 1,480,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 64 74 80 100 125 148 160 185 200 250 296 320 370 400 500 592 625 740 800 925 1,000 1,184 1,250 1,480 1,600 1,850 2,000 2,368 2,500 2,960 3,700 4,000 4,625 5,000 5,920 7,400 8,000 9,250 10,000 11,840 14,800 18,500 20,000 23,125 29,600 37,000 40,000 46,250 59,200 74,000 92,500 148,000 185,000 296,000 370,000 740,000 and 1,480,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,480,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,480,000, 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).