Q: Is 1,068,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,068,480 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 1,068,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 53 56 60 63 64 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 106 112 120 126 140 144 159 160 168 180 192 210 212 224 240 252 265 280 288 315 318 320 336 360 371 420 424 448 477 480 504 530 560 576 630 636 672 720 742 795 840 848 954 960 1,008 1,060 1,113 1,120 1,260 1,272 1,344 1,440 1,484 1,590 1,680 1,696 1,855 1,908 2,016 2,120 2,226 2,240 2,385 2,520 2,544 2,880 2,968 3,180 3,339 3,360 3,392 3,710 3,816 4,032 4,240 4,452 4,770 5,040 5,088 5,565 5,936 6,360 6,678 6,720 7,420 7,632 8,480 8,904 9,540 10,080 10,176 11,130 11,872 12,720 13,356 14,840 15,264 16,695 16,960 17,808 19,080 20,160 22,260 23,744 25,440 26,712 29,680 30,528 33,390 35,616 38,160 44,520 50,880 53,424 59,360 66,780 71,232 76,320 89,040 106,848 118,720 133,560 152,640 178,080 213,696 267,120 356,160 534,240 and 1,068,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,068,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,068,480, 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).