Q: Is 1,228,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,228,360 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 1,228,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 41 56 70 82 107 140 164 205 214 280 287 328 410 428 535 574 749 820 856 1,070 1,148 1,435 1,498 1,640 2,140 2,296 2,870 2,996 3,745 4,280 4,387 5,740 5,992 7,490 8,774 11,480 14,980 17,548 21,935 29,960 30,709 35,096 43,870 61,418 87,740 122,836 153,545 175,480 245,672 307,090 614,180 and 1,228,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,228,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,228,360, 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).