Q: Is 1,124,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,124,240 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 1,124,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 26 40 46 47 52 65 80 92 94 104 115 130 184 188 208 230 235 260 299 368 376 460 470 520 598 611 752 920 940 1,040 1,081 1,196 1,222 1,495 1,840 1,880 2,162 2,392 2,444 2,990 3,055 3,760 4,324 4,784 4,888 5,405 5,980 6,110 8,648 9,776 10,810 11,960 12,220 14,053 17,296 21,620 23,920 24,440 28,106 43,240 48,880 56,212 70,265 86,480 112,424 140,530 224,848 281,060 562,120 and 1,124,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,124,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,124,240, 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).