Q: Is 1,529,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,529,040 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 1,529,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 138 184 230 240 276 277 345 368 460 552 554 690 831 920 1,104 1,108 1,380 1,385 1,662 1,840 2,216 2,760 2,770 3,324 4,155 4,432 5,520 5,540 6,371 6,648 8,310 11,080 12,742 13,296 16,620 19,113 22,160 25,484 31,855 33,240 38,226 50,968 63,710 66,480 76,452 95,565 101,936 127,420 152,904 191,130 254,840 305,808 382,260 509,680 764,520 and 1,529,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,529,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,529,040, 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).