Q: Is 1,536,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,536,000 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 1,536,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 128 150 160 192 200 240 250 256 300 320 375 384 400 480 500 512 600 640 750 768 800 960 1,000 1,024 1,200 1,280 1,500 1,536 1,600 1,920 2,000 2,048 2,400 2,560 3,000 3,072 3,200 3,840 4,000 4,096 4,800 5,120 6,000 6,144 6,400 7,680 8,000 9,600 10,240 12,000 12,288 12,800 15,360 16,000 19,200 20,480 24,000 25,600 30,720 32,000 38,400 48,000 51,200 61,440 64,000 76,800 96,000 102,400 128,000 153,600 192,000 256,000 307,200 384,000 512,000 768,000 and 1,536,000, with no remainder.

Since 1,536,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,536,000, 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).