Q: Is 1,537,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,537,480 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 1,537,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 19 20 28 34 35 38 40 56 68 70 76 85 95 119 133 136 140 152 170 190 238 266 280 289 323 340 380 476 532 578 595 646 665 680 760 952 1,064 1,156 1,190 1,292 1,330 1,445 1,615 2,023 2,261 2,312 2,380 2,584 2,660 2,890 3,230 4,046 4,522 4,760 5,320 5,491 5,780 6,460 8,092 9,044 10,115 10,982 11,305 11,560 12,920 16,184 18,088 20,230 21,964 22,610 27,455 38,437 40,460 43,928 45,220 54,910 76,874 80,920 90,440 109,820 153,748 192,185 219,640 307,496 384,370 768,740 and 1,537,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,537,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,537,480, 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).