Q: Is 1,213,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,213,440 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 1,213,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 79 80 96 120 128 158 160 192 237 240 256 316 320 384 395 474 480 512 632 640 768 790 948 960 1,024 1,185 1,264 1,280 1,536 1,580 1,896 1,920 2,370 2,528 2,560 3,072 3,160 3,792 3,840 4,740 5,056 5,120 6,320 7,584 7,680 9,480 10,112 12,640 15,168 15,360 18,960 20,224 25,280 30,336 37,920 40,448 50,560 60,672 75,840 80,896 101,120 121,344 151,680 202,240 242,688 303,360 404,480 606,720 and 1,213,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,213,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,213,440, 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).