Q: Is 1,359,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,359,540 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 1,359,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 52 60 63 65 70 78 83 84 90 91 105 117 126 130 140 156 166 180 182 195 210 234 249 252 260 273 315 332 364 390 415 420 455 468 498 546 581 585 630 747 780 819 830 910 996 1,079 1,092 1,162 1,170 1,245 1,260 1,365 1,494 1,638 1,660 1,743 1,820 2,158 2,324 2,340 2,490 2,730 2,905 2,988 3,237 3,276 3,486 3,735 4,095 4,316 4,980 5,229 5,395 5,460 5,810 6,474 6,972 7,470 7,553 8,190 8,715 9,711 10,458 10,790 11,620 12,948 14,940 15,106 16,185 16,380 17,430 19,422 20,916 21,580 22,659 26,145 30,212 32,370 34,860 37,765 38,844 45,318 48,555 52,290 64,740 67,977 75,530 90,636 97,110 104,580 113,295 135,954 151,060 194,220 226,590 271,908 339,885 453,180 679,770 and 1,359,540, with no remainder.

Since 1,359,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,359,540, 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).