Q: Is 1,408,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,960 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 1,408,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 17 20 28 32 34 35 37 40 56 64 68 70 74 80 85 112 119 136 140 148 160 170 185 224 238 259 272 280 296 320 340 370 448 476 518 544 560 592 595 629 680 740 952 1,036 1,088 1,120 1,184 1,190 1,258 1,295 1,360 1,480 1,904 2,072 2,240 2,368 2,380 2,516 2,590 2,720 2,960 3,145 3,808 4,144 4,403 4,760 5,032 5,180 5,440 5,920 6,290 7,616 8,288 8,806 9,520 10,064 10,360 11,840 12,580 16,576 17,612 19,040 20,128 20,720 22,015 25,160 35,224 38,080 40,256 41,440 44,030 50,320 70,448 82,880 88,060 100,640 140,896 176,120 201,280 281,792 352,240 704,480 and 1,408,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,960, 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).