Q: Is 1,432,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,432,640 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 1,432,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 37 40 44 55 64 74 80 88 110 121 148 160 176 185 220 242 296 320 352 370 407 440 484 592 605 704 740 814 880 968 1,184 1,210 1,480 1,628 1,760 1,936 2,035 2,368 2,420 2,960 3,256 3,520 3,872 4,070 4,477 4,840 5,920 6,512 7,744 8,140 8,954 9,680 11,840 13,024 16,280 17,908 19,360 22,385 26,048 32,560 35,816 38,720 44,770 65,120 71,632 89,540 130,240 143,264 179,080 286,528 358,160 716,320 and 1,432,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,432,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,432,640, 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).