Q: Is 1,584,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,584,960 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 1,584,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 96 104 120 127 130 156 160 192 195 208 240 254 260 312 320 381 390 416 480 508 520 624 635 762 780 832 960 1,016 1,040 1,248 1,270 1,524 1,560 1,651 1,905 2,032 2,080 2,496 2,540 3,048 3,120 3,302 3,810 4,064 4,160 4,953 5,080 6,096 6,240 6,604 7,620 8,128 8,255 9,906 10,160 12,192 12,480 13,208 15,240 16,510 19,812 20,320 24,384 24,765 26,416 30,480 33,020 39,624 40,640 49,530 52,832 60,960 66,040 79,248 99,060 105,664 121,920 132,080 158,496 198,120 264,160 316,992 396,240 528,320 792,480 and 1,584,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,584,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,584,960, 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).