Q: Is 1,052,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,052,280 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 1,052,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 60 72 74 79 90 111 120 148 158 180 185 222 237 296 316 333 360 370 395 444 474 555 632 666 711 740 790 888 948 1,110 1,185 1,332 1,422 1,480 1,580 1,665 1,896 2,220 2,370 2,664 2,844 2,923 3,160 3,330 3,555 4,440 4,740 5,688 5,846 6,660 7,110 8,769 9,480 11,692 13,320 14,220 14,615 17,538 23,384 26,307 28,440 29,230 35,076 43,845 52,614 58,460 70,152 87,690 105,228 116,920 131,535 175,380 210,456 263,070 350,760 526,140 and 1,052,280, with no remainder.

Since 1,052,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,052,280, 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).