Q: Is 1,146,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,146,240 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 1,146,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 199 240 288 320 360 384 398 480 576 597 640 720 796 960 995 1,152 1,194 1,440 1,592 1,791 1,920 1,990 2,388 2,880 2,985 3,184 3,582 3,980 4,776 5,760 5,970 6,368 7,164 7,960 8,955 9,552 11,940 12,736 14,328 15,920 17,910 19,104 23,880 25,472 28,656 31,840 35,820 38,208 47,760 57,312 63,680 71,640 76,416 95,520 114,624 127,360 143,280 191,040 229,248 286,560 382,080 573,120 and 1,146,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,146,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,146,240, 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).