Q: Is 1,512,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,512,480 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 1,512,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 32 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 96 115 120 137 138 160 184 230 240 274 276 345 368 411 460 480 548 552 685 690 736 822 920 1,096 1,104 1,370 1,380 1,644 1,840 2,055 2,192 2,208 2,740 2,760 3,151 3,288 3,680 4,110 4,384 5,480 5,520 6,302 6,576 8,220 9,453 10,960 11,040 12,604 13,152 15,755 16,440 18,906 21,920 25,208 31,510 32,880 37,812 47,265 50,416 63,020 65,760 75,624 94,530 100,832 126,040 151,248 189,060 252,080 302,496 378,120 504,160 756,240 and 1,512,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,512,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,512,480, 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).