Q: Is 1,486,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,486,140 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 1,486,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 31 34 47 51 60 62 68 85 93 94 102 124 141 155 170 186 188 204 235 255 282 310 340 372 465 470 510 527 564 620 705 799 930 940 1,020 1,054 1,410 1,457 1,581 1,598 1,860 2,108 2,397 2,635 2,820 2,914 3,162 3,196 3,995 4,371 4,794 5,270 5,828 6,324 7,285 7,905 7,990 8,742 9,588 10,540 11,985 14,570 15,810 15,980 17,484 21,855 23,970 24,769 29,140 31,620 43,710 47,940 49,538 74,307 87,420 99,076 123,845 148,614 247,690 297,228 371,535 495,380 743,070 and 1,486,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,486,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,486,140, 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).