Q: Is 1,045,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,045,760 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 1,045,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 43 64 76 80 86 95 128 152 160 172 190 215 256 304 320 344 380 430 608 640 688 760 817 860 1,216 1,280 1,376 1,520 1,634 1,720 2,432 2,752 3,040 3,268 3,440 4,085 4,864 5,504 6,080 6,536 6,880 8,170 11,008 12,160 13,072 13,760 16,340 24,320 26,144 27,520 32,680 52,288 55,040 65,360 104,576 130,720 209,152 261,440 522,880 and 1,045,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,045,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,045,760, 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).