Q: Is 1,481,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,481,040 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 1,481,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 20 22 24 30 33 34 36 40 44 45 48 51 55 60 66 68 72 80 85 88 90 99 102 110 120 121 132 136 144 153 165 170 176 180 187 198 204 220 240 242 255 264 272 306 330 340 360 363 374 396 408 440 484 495 510 528 561 605 612 660 680 720 726 748 765 792 816 880 935 968 990 1,020 1,089 1,122 1,210 1,224 1,320 1,360 1,452 1,496 1,530 1,584 1,683 1,815 1,870 1,936 1,980 2,040 2,057 2,178 2,244 2,420 2,448 2,640 2,805 2,904 2,992 3,060 3,366 3,630 3,740 3,960 4,080 4,114 4,356 4,488 4,840 5,445 5,610 5,808 6,120 6,171 6,732 7,260 7,480 7,920 8,228 8,415 8,712 8,976 9,680 10,285 10,890 11,220 12,240 12,342 13,464 14,520 14,960 16,456 16,830 17,424 18,513 20,570 21,780 22,440 24,684 26,928 29,040 30,855 32,912 33,660 37,026 41,140 43,560 44,880 49,368 61,710 67,320 74,052 82,280 87,120 92,565 98,736 123,420 134,640 148,104 164,560 185,130 246,840 296,208 370,260 493,680 740,520 and 1,481,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,481,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,481,040, 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).