Q: Is 1,372,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,372,860 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 1,372,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 29 30 36 45 58 60 87 90 116 145 174 180 261 263 290 348 435 522 526 580 789 870 1,044 1,052 1,305 1,315 1,578 1,740 2,367 2,610 2,630 3,156 3,945 4,734 5,220 5,260 7,627 7,890 9,468 11,835 15,254 15,780 22,881 23,670 30,508 38,135 45,762 47,340 68,643 76,270 91,524 114,405 137,286 152,540 228,810 274,572 343,215 457,620 686,430 and 1,372,860, with no remainder.

Since 1,372,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,372,860, 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).