Q: Is 1,125,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,125,480 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 1,125,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 113 120 166 226 249 332 339 415 452 498 565 664 678 830 904 996 1,130 1,245 1,356 1,660 1,695 1,992 2,260 2,490 2,712 3,320 3,390 4,520 4,980 6,780 9,379 9,960 13,560 18,758 28,137 37,516 46,895 56,274 75,032 93,790 112,548 140,685 187,580 225,096 281,370 375,160 562,740 and 1,125,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,125,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,125,480, 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).