Q: Is 1,006,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,006,560 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 1,006,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 233 240 270 288 360 432 466 480 540 699 720 864 932 1,080 1,165 1,398 1,440 1,864 2,097 2,160 2,330 2,796 3,495 3,728 4,194 4,320 4,660 5,592 6,291 6,990 7,456 8,388 9,320 10,485 11,184 12,582 13,980 16,776 18,640 20,970 22,368 25,164 27,960 31,455 33,552 37,280 41,940 50,328 55,920 62,910 67,104 83,880 100,656 111,840 125,820 167,760 201,312 251,640 335,520 503,280 and 1,006,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,006,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,006,560, 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).