Q: Is 1,542,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,542,060 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 1,542,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 659 780 1,170 1,318 1,977 2,340 2,636 3,295 3,954 5,931 6,590 7,908 8,567 9,885 11,862 13,180 17,134 19,770 23,724 25,701 29,655 34,268 39,540 42,835 51,402 59,310 77,103 85,670 102,804 118,620 128,505 154,206 171,340 257,010 308,412 385,515 514,020 771,030 and 1,542,060, with no remainder.

Since 1,542,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,542,060, 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).