Q: Is 1,493,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,493,580 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 1,493,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 31 33 44 55 60 62 66 73 93 110 124 132 146 155 165 186 219 220 292 310 330 341 365 372 438 465 620 660 682 730 803 876 930 1,023 1,095 1,364 1,460 1,606 1,705 1,860 2,046 2,190 2,263 2,409 3,212 3,410 4,015 4,092 4,380 4,526 4,818 5,115 6,789 6,820 8,030 9,052 9,636 10,230 11,315 12,045 13,578 16,060 20,460 22,630 24,090 24,893 27,156 33,945 45,260 48,180 49,786 67,890 74,679 99,572 124,465 135,780 149,358 248,930 298,716 373,395 497,860 746,790 and 1,493,580, with no remainder.

Since 1,493,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,493,580, 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).