Q: Is 901,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 901,440 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 901,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 313 320 360 480 576 626 720 939 960 1,252 1,440 1,565 1,878 2,504 2,817 2,880 3,130 3,756 4,695 5,008 5,634 6,260 7,512 9,390 10,016 11,268 12,520 14,085 15,024 18,780 20,032 22,536 25,040 28,170 30,048 37,560 45,072 50,080 56,340 60,096 75,120 90,144 100,160 112,680 150,240 180,288 225,360 300,480 450,720 and 901,440, with no remainder.

Since 901,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 901,440, 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).