Q: Is 1,498,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,498,640 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 1,498,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 13 16 20 22 26 40 44 52 55 65 80 88 104 110 130 131 143 176 208 220 260 262 286 440 520 524 572 655 715 880 1,040 1,048 1,144 1,310 1,430 1,441 1,703 2,096 2,288 2,620 2,860 2,882 3,406 5,240 5,720 5,764 6,812 7,205 8,515 10,480 11,440 11,528 13,624 14,410 17,030 18,733 23,056 27,248 28,820 34,060 37,466 57,640 68,120 74,932 93,665 115,280 136,240 149,864 187,330 299,728 374,660 749,320 and 1,498,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,498,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,498,640, 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).