Q: Is 1,507,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,507,560 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 1,507,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 739 1,020 1,478 2,040 2,217 2,956 3,695 4,434 5,912 7,390 8,868 11,085 12,563 14,780 17,736 22,170 25,126 29,560 37,689 44,340 50,252 62,815 75,378 88,680 100,504 125,630 150,756 188,445 251,260 301,512 376,890 502,520 753,780 and 1,507,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,507,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,507,560, 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).