Q: Is 1,533,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,533,060 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 1,533,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 27 30 34 36 45 51 54 60 68 85 90 102 108 135 153 167 170 180 204 255 270 306 334 340 459 501 510 540 612 668 765 835 918 1,002 1,020 1,503 1,530 1,670 1,836 2,004 2,295 2,505 2,839 3,006 3,060 3,340 4,509 4,590 5,010 5,678 6,012 7,515 8,517 9,018 9,180 10,020 11,356 14,195 15,030 17,034 18,036 22,545 25,551 28,390 30,060 34,068 42,585 45,090 51,102 56,780 76,653 85,170 90,180 102,204 127,755 153,306 170,340 255,510 306,612 383,265 511,020 766,530 and 1,533,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,533,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,533,060, 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).