Q: Is 1,529,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,529,460 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 1,529,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 29 30 36 45 58 60 87 90 116 145 174 180 261 290 293 348 435 522 580 586 870 879 1,044 1,172 1,305 1,465 1,740 1,758 2,610 2,637 2,930 3,516 4,395 5,220 5,274 5,860 8,497 8,790 10,548 13,185 16,994 17,580 25,491 26,370 33,988 42,485 50,982 52,740 76,473 84,970 101,964 127,455 152,946 169,940 254,910 305,892 382,365 509,820 764,730 and 1,529,460, with no remainder.

Since 1,529,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,529,460, 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).