Q: Is 1,531,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,531,020 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 1,531,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 19 20 30 34 38 51 57 60 68 76 79 85 95 102 114 158 170 190 204 228 237 255 285 316 323 340 380 395 474 510 570 646 790 948 969 1,020 1,140 1,185 1,292 1,343 1,501 1,580 1,615 1,938 2,370 2,686 3,002 3,230 3,876 4,029 4,503 4,740 4,845 5,372 6,004 6,460 6,715 7,505 8,058 9,006 9,690 13,430 15,010 16,116 18,012 19,380 20,145 22,515 25,517 26,860 30,020 40,290 45,030 51,034 76,551 80,580 90,060 102,068 127,585 153,102 255,170 306,204 382,755 510,340 765,510 and 1,531,020, with no remainder.

Since 1,531,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,531,020, 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).