Q: Is 1,536,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,536,920 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 1,536,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 88 110 140 154 220 280 308 385 440 499 616 770 998 1,540 1,996 2,495 3,080 3,493 3,992 4,990 5,489 6,986 9,980 10,978 13,972 17,465 19,960 21,956 27,445 27,944 34,930 38,423 43,912 54,890 69,860 76,846 109,780 139,720 153,692 192,115 219,560 307,384 384,230 768,460 and 1,536,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,536,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,536,920, 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).