Q: Is 1,398,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,398,960 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 1,398,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 29 30 36 40 45 48 58 60 67 72 80 87 90 116 120 134 144 145 174 180 201 232 240 261 268 290 335 348 360 402 435 464 522 536 580 603 670 696 720 804 870 1,005 1,044 1,072 1,160 1,206 1,305 1,340 1,392 1,608 1,740 1,943 2,010 2,088 2,320 2,412 2,610 2,680 3,015 3,216 3,480 3,886 4,020 4,176 4,824 5,220 5,360 5,829 6,030 6,960 7,772 8,040 9,648 9,715 10,440 11,658 12,060 15,544 16,080 17,487 19,430 20,880 23,316 24,120 29,145 31,088 34,974 38,860 46,632 48,240 58,290 69,948 77,720 87,435 93,264 116,580 139,896 155,440 174,870 233,160 279,792 349,740 466,320 699,480 and 1,398,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,398,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,398,960, 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).