Q: Is 1,782,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,782,480 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 1,782,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,061 1,680 2,122 3,183 4,244 5,305 6,366 7,427 8,488 10,610 12,732 14,854 15,915 16,976 21,220 22,281 25,464 29,708 31,830 37,135 42,440 44,562 50,928 59,416 63,660 74,270 84,880 89,124 111,405 118,832 127,320 148,540 178,248 222,810 254,640 297,080 356,496 445,620 594,160 891,240 and 1,782,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,782,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,782,480, 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).