Q: Is 1,361,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,361,440 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 1,361,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 67 80 127 134 160 254 268 335 508 536 635 670 1,016 1,072 1,270 1,340 2,032 2,144 2,540 2,680 4,064 5,080 5,360 8,509 10,160 10,720 17,018 20,320 34,036 42,545 68,072 85,090 136,144 170,180 272,288 340,360 680,720 and 1,361,440, with no remainder.

Since 1,361,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,361,440, 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).