Q: Is 1,536,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,536,080 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 1,536,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 80 91 104 112 130 140 182 208 211 260 280 364 422 455 520 560 728 844 910 1,040 1,055 1,456 1,477 1,688 1,820 2,110 2,743 2,954 3,376 3,640 4,220 5,486 5,908 7,280 7,385 8,440 10,972 11,816 13,715 14,770 16,880 19,201 21,944 23,632 27,430 29,540 38,402 43,888 54,860 59,080 76,804 96,005 109,720 118,160 153,608 192,010 219,440 307,216 384,020 768,040 and 1,536,080, with no remainder.

Since 1,536,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,536,080, 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).