Q: Is 1,086,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,086,240 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 1,086,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 31 32 40 48 60 62 73 80 93 96 120 124 146 155 160 186 219 240 248 292 310 365 372 438 465 480 496 584 620 730 744 876 930 992 1,095 1,168 1,240 1,460 1,488 1,752 1,860 2,190 2,263 2,336 2,480 2,920 2,976 3,504 3,720 4,380 4,526 4,960 5,840 6,789 7,008 7,440 8,760 9,052 11,315 11,680 13,578 14,880 17,520 18,104 22,630 27,156 33,945 35,040 36,208 45,260 54,312 67,890 72,416 90,520 108,624 135,780 181,040 217,248 271,560 362,080 543,120 and 1,086,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,086,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,086,240, 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).