Q: Is 1,365,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,365,720 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 1,365,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 599 760 1,140 1,198 1,797 2,280 2,396 2,995 3,594 4,792 5,990 7,188 8,985 11,381 11,980 14,376 17,970 22,762 23,960 34,143 35,940 45,524 56,905 68,286 71,880 91,048 113,810 136,572 170,715 227,620 273,144 341,430 455,240 682,860 and 1,365,720, with no remainder.

Since 1,365,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,365,720, 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).