Q: Is 1,592,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,592,960 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 1,592,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 64 76 80 95 128 131 152 160 190 262 304 320 380 524 608 640 655 760 1,048 1,216 1,310 1,520 2,096 2,432 2,489 2,620 3,040 4,192 4,978 5,240 6,080 8,384 9,956 10,480 12,160 12,445 16,768 19,912 20,960 24,890 39,824 41,920 49,780 79,648 83,840 99,560 159,296 199,120 318,592 398,240 796,480 and 1,592,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,592,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,592,960, 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).