Q: Is 1,514,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,514,240 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 1,514,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 32 35 40 52 56 64 65 70 80 91 104 112 128 130 140 160 169 182 208 224 256 260 280 320 338 364 416 448 455 520 560 640 676 728 832 845 896 910 1,040 1,120 1,183 1,280 1,352 1,456 1,664 1,690 1,792 1,820 2,080 2,240 2,366 2,704 2,912 3,328 3,380 3,640 4,160 4,480 4,732 5,408 5,824 5,915 6,760 7,280 8,320 8,960 9,464 10,816 11,648 11,830 13,520 14,560 16,640 18,928 21,632 23,296 23,660 27,040 29,120 37,856 43,264 47,320 54,080 58,240 75,712 94,640 108,160 116,480 151,424 189,280 216,320 302,848 378,560 757,120 and 1,514,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,514,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,514,240, 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).