Q: Is 1,361,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,361,640 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 1,361,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 1,621 3,242 4,863 6,484 8,105 9,726 11,347 12,968 16,210 19,452 22,694 24,315 32,420 34,041 38,904 45,388 48,630 56,735 64,840 68,082 90,776 97,260 113,470 136,164 170,205 194,520 226,940 272,328 340,410 453,880 680,820 and 1,361,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,361,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,361,640, 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).