Q: Is 1,440,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,440,740 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 1,440,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 41 70 82 140 164 205 251 287 410 502 574 820 1,004 1,148 1,255 1,435 1,757 2,510 2,870 3,514 5,020 5,740 7,028 8,785 10,291 17,570 20,582 35,140 41,164 51,455 72,037 102,910 144,074 205,820 288,148 360,185 720,370 and 1,440,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,440,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,440,740, 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).