Q: Is 1,496,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,496,880 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 1,496,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 24 27 28 30 33 35 36 40 42 44 45 48 54 55 56 60 63 66 70 72 77 80 81 84 88 90 99 105 108 110 112 120 126 132 135 140 144 154 162 165 168 176 180 189 198 210 216 220 231 240 243 252 264 270 280 297 308 315 324 330 336 360 378 385 396 405 420 432 440 462 486 495 504 528 540 560 567 594 616 630 648 660 693 720 756 770 792 810 840 880 891 924 945 972 990 1,008 1,080 1,134 1,155 1,188 1,215 1,232 1,260 1,296 1,320 1,386 1,485 1,512 1,540 1,584 1,620 1,680 1,701 1,782 1,848 1,890 1,944 1,980 2,079 2,160 2,268 2,310 2,376 2,430 2,520 2,640 2,673 2,772 2,835 2,970 3,024 3,080 3,240 3,402 3,465 3,564 3,696 3,780 3,888 3,960 4,158 4,455 4,536 4,620 4,752 4,860 5,040 5,346 5,544 5,670 5,940 6,160 6,237 6,480 6,804 6,930 7,128 7,560 7,920 8,316 8,505 8,910 9,072 9,240 9,720 10,395 10,692 11,088 11,340 11,880 12,474 13,365 13,608 13,860 14,256 15,120 16,632 17,010 17,820 18,480 18,711 19,440 20,790 21,384 22,680 23,760 24,948 26,730 27,216 27,720 31,185 33,264 34,020 35,640 37,422 41,580 42,768 45,360 49,896 53,460 55,440 62,370 68,040 71,280 74,844 83,160 93,555 99,792 106,920 124,740 136,080 149,688 166,320 187,110 213,840 249,480 299,376 374,220 498,960 748,440 and 1,496,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,496,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,496,880, 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).