Q: Is 1,009,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,009,260 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 1,009,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 81 84 89 90 105 108 126 135 140 162 178 180 189 210 252 267 270 315 324 356 378 405 420 445 534 540 567 623 630 756 801 810 890 945 1,068 1,134 1,246 1,260 1,335 1,602 1,620 1,780 1,869 1,890 2,268 2,403 2,492 2,670 2,835 3,115 3,204 3,738 3,780 4,005 4,806 5,340 5,607 5,670 6,230 7,209 7,476 8,010 9,345 9,612 11,214 11,340 12,015 12,460 14,418 16,020 16,821 18,690 22,428 24,030 28,035 28,836 33,642 36,045 37,380 48,060 50,463 56,070 67,284 72,090 84,105 100,926 112,140 144,180 168,210 201,852 252,315 336,420 504,630 and 1,009,260, with no remainder.

Since 1,009,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,009,260, 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).