Q: Is 1,480,518 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,480,518 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 1,480,518 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 27 37 38 39 54 57 74 78 81 111 114 117 162 171 222 234 247 333 342 351 481 494 513 666 702 703 741 962 999 1,026 1,053 1,406 1,443 1,482 1,539 1,998 2,106 2,109 2,223 2,886 2,997 3,078 4,218 4,329 4,446 5,994 6,327 6,669 8,658 9,139 12,654 12,987 13,338 18,278 18,981 20,007 25,974 27,417 37,962 38,961 40,014 54,834 56,943 77,922 82,251 113,886 164,502 246,753 493,506 740,259 and 1,480,518, with no remainder.

Since 1,480,518 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,480,518, 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).