Q: Is 1,611,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,611,360 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 1,611,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 373 432 480 540 720 746 864 1,080 1,119 1,440 1,492 1,865 2,160 2,238 2,984 3,357 3,730 4,320 4,476 5,595 5,968 6,714 7,460 8,952 10,071 11,190 11,936 13,428 14,920 16,785 17,904 20,142 22,380 26,856 29,840 33,570 35,808 40,284 44,760 50,355 53,712 59,680 67,140 80,568 89,520 100,710 107,424 134,280 161,136 179,040 201,420 268,560 322,272 402,840 537,120 805,680 and 1,611,360, with no remainder.

Since 1,611,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,611,360, 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).