Q: Is 1,487,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,487,840 is a composite number.

Why is 1,487,840 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 1,487,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 136 160 170 272 340 544 547 680 1,094 1,360 2,188 2,720 2,735 4,376 5,470 8,752 9,299 10,940 17,504 18,598 21,880 37,196 43,760 46,495 74,392 87,520 92,990 148,784 185,980 297,568 371,960 743,920 and 1,487,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,487,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,487,840, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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