Q: Is 1,148,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,148,560 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 1,148,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 196 245 280 293 392 490 560 586 784 980 1,172 1,465 1,960 2,051 2,344 2,930 3,920 4,102 4,688 5,860 8,204 10,255 11,720 14,357 16,408 20,510 23,440 28,714 32,816 41,020 57,428 71,785 82,040 114,856 143,570 164,080 229,712 287,140 574,280 and 1,148,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,148,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,148,560, 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).