Q: Is 1,509,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,509,120 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 1,509,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 131 144 160 180 192 240 256 262 288 320 360 384 393 480 524 576 640 655 720 768 786 960 1,048 1,152 1,179 1,280 1,310 1,440 1,572 1,920 1,965 2,096 2,304 2,358 2,620 2,880 3,144 3,840 3,930 4,192 4,716 5,240 5,760 5,895 6,288 7,860 8,384 9,432 10,480 11,520 11,790 12,576 15,720 16,768 18,864 20,960 23,580 25,152 31,440 33,536 37,728 41,920 47,160 50,304 62,880 75,456 83,840 94,320 100,608 125,760 150,912 167,680 188,640 251,520 301,824 377,280 503,040 754,560 and 1,509,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,509,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,509,120, 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).