Q: Is 1,348,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,348,920 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 1,348,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 1,249 2,498 3,747 4,996 6,245 7,494 9,992 11,241 12,490 14,988 18,735 22,482 24,980 29,976 33,723 37,470 44,964 49,960 56,205 67,446 74,940 89,928 112,410 134,892 149,880 168,615 224,820 269,784 337,230 449,640 674,460 and 1,348,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,348,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,348,920, 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).