Q: Is 1,796,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,796,480 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 1,796,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 280 320 401 448 560 640 802 896 1,120 1,604 2,005 2,240 2,807 3,208 4,010 4,480 5,614 6,416 8,020 11,228 12,832 14,035 16,040 22,456 25,664 28,070 32,080 44,912 51,328 56,140 64,160 89,824 112,280 128,320 179,648 224,560 256,640 359,296 449,120 898,240 and 1,796,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,796,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,796,480, 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).