Q: Is 1,500,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,500,240 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 1,500,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 38 40 42 47 48 56 57 60 70 76 80 84 94 95 105 112 114 120 133 140 141 152 168 188 190 210 228 235 240 266 280 282 285 304 329 336 376 380 399 420 456 470 532 560 564 570 658 665 705 752 760 798 840 893 912 940 987 1,064 1,128 1,140 1,316 1,330 1,410 1,520 1,596 1,645 1,680 1,786 1,880 1,974 1,995 2,128 2,256 2,280 2,632 2,660 2,679 2,820 3,192 3,290 3,572 3,760 3,948 3,990 4,465 4,560 4,935 5,264 5,320 5,358 5,640 6,251 6,384 6,580 7,144 7,896 7,980 8,930 9,870 10,640 10,716 11,280 12,502 13,160 13,395 14,288 15,792 15,960 17,860 18,753 19,740 21,432 25,004 26,320 26,790 31,255 31,920 35,720 37,506 39,480 42,864 50,008 53,580 62,510 71,440 75,012 78,960 93,765 100,016 107,160 125,020 150,024 187,530 214,320 250,040 300,048 375,060 500,080 750,120 and 1,500,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,500,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,500,240, 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).