Q: Is 1,512,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,512,060 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 1,512,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 29 30 33 44 55 58 60 66 79 87 110 116 132 145 158 165 174 220 237 290 316 319 330 348 395 435 474 580 638 660 790 869 870 948 957 1,185 1,276 1,580 1,595 1,738 1,740 1,914 2,291 2,370 2,607 3,190 3,476 3,828 4,345 4,582 4,740 4,785 5,214 6,380 6,873 8,690 9,164 9,570 10,428 11,455 13,035 13,746 17,380 19,140 22,910 25,201 26,070 27,492 34,365 45,820 50,402 52,140 68,730 75,603 100,804 126,005 137,460 151,206 252,010 302,412 378,015 504,020 756,030 and 1,512,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,512,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,512,060, 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).