Q: Is 1,086,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,086,720 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 1,086,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 283 320 384 480 566 640 768 849 960 1,132 1,280 1,415 1,698 1,920 2,264 2,830 3,396 3,840 4,245 4,528 5,660 6,792 8,490 9,056 11,320 13,584 16,980 18,112 22,640 27,168 33,960 36,224 45,280 54,336 67,920 72,448 90,560 108,672 135,840 181,120 217,344 271,680 362,240 543,360 and 1,086,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,086,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,086,720, 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).