Q: Is 1,483,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,483,920 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 1,483,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 144 162 180 216 229 240 270 324 360 405 432 458 540 648 687 720 810 916 1,080 1,145 1,296 1,374 1,620 1,832 2,061 2,160 2,290 2,748 3,240 3,435 3,664 4,122 4,580 5,496 6,183 6,480 6,870 8,244 9,160 10,305 10,992 12,366 13,740 16,488 18,320 18,549 20,610 24,732 27,480 30,915 32,976 37,098 41,220 49,464 54,960 61,830 74,196 82,440 92,745 98,928 123,660 148,392 164,880 185,490 247,320 296,784 370,980 494,640 741,960 and 1,483,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,483,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,483,920, 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).