Q: Is 1,405,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,405,920 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 1,405,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 80 87 96 101 116 120 145 160 174 202 232 240 290 303 348 404 435 464 480 505 580 606 696 808 870 928 1,010 1,160 1,212 1,392 1,515 1,616 1,740 2,020 2,320 2,424 2,784 2,929 3,030 3,232 3,480 4,040 4,640 4,848 5,858 6,060 6,960 8,080 8,787 9,696 11,716 12,120 13,920 14,645 16,160 17,574 23,432 24,240 29,290 35,148 43,935 46,864 48,480 58,580 70,296 87,870 93,728 117,160 140,592 175,740 234,320 281,184 351,480 468,640 702,960 and 1,405,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,405,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,405,920, 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).