Q: Is 1,374,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,374,560 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 1,374,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 71 80 88 110 121 142 160 176 220 242 284 352 355 440 484 568 605 710 781 880 968 1,136 1,210 1,420 1,562 1,760 1,936 2,272 2,420 2,840 3,124 3,872 3,905 4,840 5,680 6,248 7,810 8,591 9,680 11,360 12,496 15,620 17,182 19,360 24,992 31,240 34,364 42,955 62,480 68,728 85,910 124,960 137,456 171,820 274,912 343,640 687,280 and 1,374,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,374,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,374,560, 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).