Q: Is 1,765,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,765,480 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 1,765,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 23 38 40 46 76 92 95 101 115 152 184 190 202 230 380 404 437 460 505 760 808 874 920 1,010 1,748 1,919 2,020 2,185 2,323 3,496 3,838 4,040 4,370 4,646 7,676 8,740 9,292 9,595 11,615 15,352 17,480 18,584 19,190 23,230 38,380 44,137 46,460 76,760 88,274 92,920 176,548 220,685 353,096 441,370 882,740 and 1,765,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,765,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,765,480, 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).