Q: Is 1,248,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,248,440 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 1,248,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 59 92 115 118 184 230 236 295 460 472 529 590 920 1,058 1,180 1,357 2,116 2,360 2,645 2,714 4,232 5,290 5,428 6,785 10,580 10,856 13,570 21,160 27,140 31,211 54,280 62,422 124,844 156,055 249,688 312,110 624,220 and 1,248,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,248,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248,440, 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).