Q: Is 1,021,734 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,021,734 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 1,021,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 42 51 53 54 63 81 102 106 119 126 153 159 162 189 238 306 318 357 371 378 459 477 567 714 742 901 918 954 1,071 1,113 1,134 1,377 1,431 1,802 2,142 2,226 2,703 2,754 2,862 3,213 3,339 4,293 5,406 6,307 6,426 6,678 8,109 8,586 9,639 10,017 12,614 16,218 18,921 19,278 20,034 24,327 30,051 37,842 48,654 56,763 60,102 72,981 113,526 145,962 170,289 340,578 510,867 and 1,021,734, with no remainder.

Since 1,021,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,021,734, 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).