Q: Is 1,059,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,059,840 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 1,059,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 30 32 36 40 45 46 48 60 64 69 72 80 90 92 96 115 120 128 138 144 160 180 184 192 207 230 240 256 276 288 320 345 360 368 384 414 460 480 512 552 576 640 690 720 736 768 828 920 960 1,024 1,035 1,104 1,152 1,280 1,380 1,440 1,472 1,536 1,656 1,840 1,920 2,070 2,208 2,304 2,560 2,760 2,880 2,944 3,072 3,312 3,680 3,840 4,140 4,416 4,608 5,120 5,520 5,760 5,888 6,624 7,360 7,680 8,280 8,832 9,216 11,040 11,520 11,776 13,248 14,720 15,360 16,560 17,664 22,080 23,040 23,552 26,496 29,440 33,120 35,328 44,160 46,080 52,992 58,880 66,240 70,656 88,320 105,984 117,760 132,480 176,640 211,968 264,960 353,280 529,920 and 1,059,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,059,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,059,840, 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).