Q: Is 1,098,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,098,960 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 1,098,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 114 120 152 190 228 240 241 285 304 380 456 482 570 723 760 912 964 1,140 1,205 1,446 1,520 1,928 2,280 2,410 2,892 3,615 3,856 4,560 4,579 4,820 5,784 7,230 9,158 9,640 11,568 13,737 14,460 18,316 19,280 22,895 27,474 28,920 36,632 45,790 54,948 57,840 68,685 73,264 91,580 109,896 137,370 183,160 219,792 274,740 366,320 549,480 and 1,098,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,098,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,098,960, 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).