Q: Is 1,089,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,089,760 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 1,089,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 139 140 160 196 224 245 278 280 392 490 556 560 695 784 973 980 1,112 1,120 1,390 1,568 1,946 1,960 2,224 2,780 3,892 3,920 4,448 4,865 5,560 6,811 7,784 7,840 9,730 11,120 13,622 15,568 19,460 22,240 27,244 31,136 34,055 38,920 54,488 68,110 77,840 108,976 136,220 155,680 217,952 272,440 544,880 and 1,089,760, with no remainder.

Since 1,089,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,089,760, 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).