Q: Is 1,493,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,493,640 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 1,493,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 461 540 648 810 922 1,080 1,383 1,620 1,844 2,305 2,766 3,240 3,688 4,149 4,610 5,532 6,915 8,298 9,220 11,064 12,447 13,830 16,596 18,440 20,745 24,894 27,660 33,192 37,341 41,490 49,788 55,320 62,235 74,682 82,980 99,576 124,470 149,364 165,960 186,705 248,940 298,728 373,410 497,880 746,820 and 1,493,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,493,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,493,640, 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).