Q: Is 1,344,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,344,120 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 1,344,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 487 552 690 920 974 1,380 1,461 1,948 2,435 2,760 2,922 3,896 4,870 5,844 7,305 9,740 11,201 11,688 14,610 19,480 22,402 29,220 33,603 44,804 56,005 58,440 67,206 89,608 112,010 134,412 168,015 224,020 268,824 336,030 448,040 672,060 and 1,344,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,344,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,344,120, 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).