Q: Is 1,527,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,527,840 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 1,527,840 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 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,061 1,440 2,122 3,183 4,244 5,305 6,366 8,488 9,549 10,610 12,732 15,915 16,976 19,098 21,220 25,464 31,830 33,952 38,196 42,440 47,745 50,928 63,660 76,392 84,880 95,490 101,856 127,320 152,784 169,760 190,980 254,640 305,568 381,960 509,280 763,920 and 1,527,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,527,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,527,840, 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).