Q: Is 1,138,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,138,480 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 1,138,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 19 20 28 35 38 40 56 70 76 80 95 107 112 133 140 152 190 214 266 280 304 380 428 532 535 560 665 749 760 856 1,064 1,070 1,330 1,498 1,520 1,712 2,033 2,128 2,140 2,660 2,996 3,745 4,066 4,280 5,320 5,992 7,490 8,132 8,560 10,165 10,640 11,984 14,231 14,980 16,264 20,330 28,462 29,960 32,528 40,660 56,924 59,920 71,155 81,320 113,848 142,310 162,640 227,696 284,620 569,240 and 1,138,480, with no remainder.

Since 1,138,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,138,480, 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).