Q: Is 1,508,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,508,220 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 1,508,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 38 42 45 49 54 57 60 63 70 76 81 84 90 95 98 105 108 114 126 133 135 140 147 162 171 180 189 190 196 210 228 245 252 266 270 285 294 315 324 342 378 380 399 405 420 441 490 513 532 540 567 570 588 630 665 684 735 756 798 810 855 882 931 945 980 1,026 1,134 1,140 1,197 1,260 1,323 1,330 1,470 1,539 1,596 1,620 1,710 1,764 1,862 1,890 1,995 2,052 2,205 2,268 2,394 2,565 2,646 2,660 2,793 2,835 2,940 3,078 3,420 3,591 3,724 3,780 3,969 3,990 4,410 4,655 4,788 5,130 5,292 5,586 5,670 5,985 6,156 6,615 7,182 7,695 7,938 7,980 8,379 8,820 9,310 10,260 10,773 11,172 11,340 11,970 13,230 13,965 14,364 15,390 15,876 16,758 17,955 18,620 19,845 21,546 23,940 25,137 26,460 27,930 30,780 33,516 35,910 39,690 41,895 43,092 50,274 53,865 55,860 71,820 75,411 79,380 83,790 100,548 107,730 125,685 150,822 167,580 215,460 251,370 301,644 377,055 502,740 754,110 and 1,508,220, with no remainder.

Since 1,508,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,508,220, 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).