Q: Is 1,550,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,550,520 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 1,550,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 59 60 72 73 90 118 120 146 177 180 219 236 292 295 354 360 365 438 472 531 584 590 657 708 730 876 885 1,062 1,095 1,180 1,314 1,416 1,460 1,752 1,770 2,124 2,190 2,360 2,628 2,655 2,920 3,285 3,540 4,248 4,307 4,380 5,256 5,310 6,570 7,080 8,614 8,760 10,620 12,921 13,140 17,228 21,240 21,535 25,842 26,280 34,456 38,763 43,070 51,684 64,605 77,526 86,140 103,368 129,210 155,052 172,280 193,815 258,420 310,104 387,630 516,840 775,260 and 1,550,520, with no remainder.

Since 1,550,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,550,520, 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).