Q: Is 1,483,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,483,560 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 1,483,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 180 195 234 260 312 317 360 390 468 520 585 634 780 936 951 1,170 1,268 1,560 1,585 1,902 2,340 2,536 2,853 3,170 3,804 4,121 4,680 4,755 5,706 6,340 7,608 8,242 9,510 11,412 12,363 12,680 14,265 16,484 19,020 20,605 22,824 24,726 28,530 32,968 37,089 38,040 41,210 49,452 57,060 61,815 74,178 82,420 98,904 114,120 123,630 148,356 164,840 185,445 247,260 296,712 370,890 494,520 741,780 and 1,483,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,483,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,483,560, 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).