Q: Is 1,017,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,017,240 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 1,017,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 173 196 210 245 280 294 346 392 420 490 519 588 692 735 840 865 980 1,038 1,176 1,211 1,384 1,470 1,730 1,960 2,076 2,422 2,595 2,940 3,460 3,633 4,152 4,844 5,190 5,880 6,055 6,920 7,266 8,477 9,688 10,380 12,110 14,532 16,954 18,165 20,760 24,220 25,431 29,064 33,908 36,330 42,385 48,440 50,862 67,816 72,660 84,770 101,724 127,155 145,320 169,540 203,448 254,310 339,080 508,620 and 1,017,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,017,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,017,240, 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).