Q: Is 1,056,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,056,640 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 1,056,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 104 127 128 130 160 208 254 260 320 416 508 520 635 640 832 1,016 1,040 1,270 1,651 1,664 2,032 2,080 2,540 3,302 4,064 4,160 5,080 6,604 8,128 8,255 8,320 10,160 13,208 16,256 16,510 20,320 26,416 33,020 40,640 52,832 66,040 81,280 105,664 132,080 211,328 264,160 528,320 and 1,056,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,056,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,056,640, 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).