Q: Is 1,593,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,593,720 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 1,593,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 24 30 36 38 40 45 57 60 72 76 90 95 114 120 152 171 180 190 228 233 285 342 360 380 456 466 570 684 699 760 855 932 1,140 1,165 1,368 1,398 1,710 1,864 2,097 2,280 2,330 2,796 3,420 3,495 4,194 4,427 4,660 5,592 6,840 6,990 8,388 8,854 9,320 10,485 13,281 13,980 16,776 17,708 20,970 22,135 26,562 27,960 35,416 39,843 41,940 44,270 53,124 66,405 79,686 83,880 88,540 106,248 132,810 159,372 177,080 199,215 265,620 318,744 398,430 531,240 796,860 and 1,593,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,593,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,593,720, 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).