Q: Is 1,485,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,485,920 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 1,485,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 74 80 148 160 185 251 296 370 502 592 740 1,004 1,184 1,255 1,480 2,008 2,510 2,960 4,016 5,020 5,920 8,032 9,287 10,040 18,574 20,080 37,148 40,160 46,435 74,296 92,870 148,592 185,740 297,184 371,480 742,960 and 1,485,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,485,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,485,920, 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).