Q: Is 1,564,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,564,360 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 1,564,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 37 40 56 70 74 140 148 151 185 259 280 296 302 370 518 604 740 755 1,036 1,057 1,208 1,295 1,480 1,510 2,072 2,114 2,590 3,020 4,228 5,180 5,285 5,587 6,040 8,456 10,360 10,570 11,174 21,140 22,348 27,935 39,109 42,280 44,696 55,870 78,218 111,740 156,436 195,545 223,480 312,872 391,090 782,180 and 1,564,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,564,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,564,360, 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).