Q: Is 1,504,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,504,260 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 1,504,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 61 90 122 137 180 183 244 274 305 366 411 548 549 610 685 732 822 915 1,098 1,220 1,233 1,370 1,644 1,830 2,055 2,196 2,466 2,740 2,745 3,660 4,110 4,932 5,490 6,165 8,220 8,357 10,980 12,330 16,714 24,660 25,071 33,428 41,785 50,142 75,213 83,570 100,284 125,355 150,426 167,140 250,710 300,852 376,065 501,420 752,130 and 1,504,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,504,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,504,260, 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).