Q: Is 1,442,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,442,320 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 1,442,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 80 88 110 121 149 176 220 242 298 440 484 596 605 745 880 968 1,192 1,210 1,490 1,639 1,936 2,384 2,420 2,980 3,278 4,840 5,960 6,556 8,195 9,680 11,920 13,112 16,390 18,029 26,224 32,780 36,058 65,560 72,116 90,145 131,120 144,232 180,290 288,464 360,580 721,160 and 1,442,320, with no remainder.

Since 1,442,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,442,320, 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).