Q: Is 1,481,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,481,760 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 1,481,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 49 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 98 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 147 160 168 180 189 196 210 216 224 240 245 252 270 280 288 294 315 336 343 360 378 392 420 432 441 480 490 504 540 560 588 630 672 686 720 735 756 784 840 864 882 945 980 1,008 1,029 1,080 1,120 1,176 1,260 1,323 1,372 1,440 1,470 1,512 1,568 1,680 1,715 1,764 1,890 1,960 2,016 2,058 2,160 2,205 2,352 2,520 2,646 2,744 2,940 3,024 3,087 3,360 3,430 3,528 3,780 3,920 4,116 4,320 4,410 4,704 5,040 5,145 5,292 5,488 5,880 6,048 6,174 6,615 6,860 7,056 7,560 7,840 8,232 8,820 9,261 10,080 10,290 10,584 10,976 11,760 12,348 13,230 13,720 14,112 15,120 15,435 16,464 17,640 18,522 20,580 21,168 23,520 24,696 26,460 27,440 30,240 30,870 32,928 35,280 37,044 41,160 42,336 46,305 49,392 52,920 54,880 61,740 70,560 74,088 82,320 92,610 98,784 105,840 123,480 148,176 164,640 185,220 211,680 246,960 296,352 370,440 493,920 740,880 and 1,481,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,481,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,481,760, 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).