Q: Is 1,486,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,486,760 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 1,486,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 31 40 44 55 62 88 109 110 124 155 218 220 248 310 341 436 440 545 620 682 872 1,090 1,199 1,240 1,364 1,705 2,180 2,398 2,728 3,379 3,410 4,360 4,796 5,995 6,758 6,820 9,592 11,990 13,516 13,640 16,895 23,980 27,032 33,790 37,169 47,960 67,580 74,338 135,160 148,676 185,845 297,352 371,690 743,380 and 1,486,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,486,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,486,760, 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).