Q: Is 1,420,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,420,560 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 1,420,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 1,973 3,946 5,919 7,892 9,865 11,838 15,784 17,757 19,730 23,676 29,595 31,568 35,514 39,460 47,352 59,190 71,028 78,920 88,785 94,704 118,380 142,056 157,840 177,570 236,760 284,112 355,140 473,520 710,280 and 1,420,560, with no remainder.

Since 1,420,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,420,560, 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).