Q: Is 1,407,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,407,560 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 1,407,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 88 110 140 154 220 280 308 385 440 457 616 770 914 1,540 1,828 2,285 3,080 3,199 3,656 4,570 5,027 6,398 9,140 10,054 12,796 15,995 18,280 20,108 25,135 25,592 31,990 35,189 40,216 50,270 63,980 70,378 100,540 127,960 140,756 175,945 201,080 281,512 351,890 703,780 and 1,407,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,407,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,407,560, 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).