Q: Is 1,574,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,574,120 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 1,574,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 29 40 46 58 59 92 115 116 118 145 184 230 232 236 290 295 460 472 580 590 667 920 1,160 1,180 1,334 1,357 1,711 2,360 2,668 2,714 3,335 3,422 5,336 5,428 6,670 6,785 6,844 8,555 10,856 13,340 13,570 13,688 17,110 26,680 27,140 34,220 39,353 54,280 68,440 78,706 157,412 196,765 314,824 393,530 787,060 and 1,574,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,574,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,574,120, 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).