Q: Is 1,482,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,482,960 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 1,482,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 111 120 148 167 185 222 240 296 334 370 444 501 555 592 668 740 835 888 1,002 1,110 1,336 1,480 1,670 1,776 2,004 2,220 2,505 2,672 2,960 3,340 4,008 4,440 5,010 6,179 6,680 8,016 8,880 10,020 12,358 13,360 18,537 20,040 24,716 30,895 37,074 40,080 49,432 61,790 74,148 92,685 98,864 123,580 148,296 185,370 247,160 296,592 370,740 494,320 741,480 and 1,482,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,482,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,482,960, 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).