Q: Is 1,506,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,506,880 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 1,506,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 136 160 170 272 277 320 340 544 554 680 1,088 1,108 1,360 1,385 2,216 2,720 2,770 4,432 4,709 5,440 5,540 8,864 9,418 11,080 17,728 18,836 22,160 23,545 37,672 44,320 47,090 75,344 88,640 94,180 150,688 188,360 301,376 376,720 753,440 and 1,506,880, with no remainder.

Since 1,506,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,506,880, 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).