Q: Is 1,408,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,260 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 1,408,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 479 490 588 735 958 980 1,437 1,470 1,916 2,395 2,874 2,940 3,353 4,790 5,748 6,706 7,185 9,580 10,059 13,412 14,370 16,765 20,118 23,471 28,740 33,530 40,236 46,942 50,295 67,060 70,413 93,884 100,590 117,355 140,826 201,180 234,710 281,652 352,065 469,420 704,130 and 1,408,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,260, 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).