Q: Is 1,599,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,599,480 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 1,599,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 1,481 2,962 4,443 5,924 7,405 8,886 11,848 13,329 14,810 17,772 22,215 26,658 29,620 35,544 39,987 44,430 53,316 59,240 66,645 79,974 88,860 106,632 133,290 159,948 177,720 199,935 266,580 319,896 399,870 533,160 799,740 and 1,599,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,599,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,599,480, 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).