Q: Is 1,127,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,127,040 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 1,127,040 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 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 587 640 960 1,174 1,761 1,920 2,348 2,935 3,522 4,696 5,870 7,044 8,805 9,392 11,740 14,088 17,610 18,784 23,480 28,176 35,220 37,568 46,960 56,352 70,440 75,136 93,920 112,704 140,880 187,840 225,408 281,760 375,680 563,520 and 1,127,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,127,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,127,040, 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).