Q: Is 1,343,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,343,040 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 1,343,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 160 192 240 320 480 960 1,399 2,798 4,197 5,596 6,995 8,394 11,192 13,990 16,788 20,985 22,384 27,980 33,576 41,970 44,768 55,960 67,152 83,940 89,536 111,920 134,304 167,880 223,840 268,608 335,760 447,680 671,520 and 1,343,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,343,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,343,040, 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).