Q: Is 1,533,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,533,480 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 1,533,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 983 1,560 1,966 2,949 3,932 4,915 5,898 7,864 9,830 11,796 12,779 14,745 19,660 23,592 25,558 29,490 38,337 39,320 51,116 58,980 63,895 76,674 102,232 117,960 127,790 153,348 191,685 255,580 306,696 383,370 511,160 766,740 and 1,533,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,533,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,533,480, 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).