Q: Is 1,023,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,023,960 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 1,023,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 24 28 30 35 40 42 46 53 56 60 69 70 84 92 105 106 115 120 138 140 159 161 168 184 210 212 230 265 276 280 318 322 345 371 420 424 460 483 530 552 636 644 690 742 795 805 840 920 966 1,060 1,113 1,219 1,272 1,288 1,380 1,484 1,590 1,610 1,855 1,932 2,120 2,226 2,415 2,438 2,760 2,968 3,180 3,220 3,657 3,710 3,864 4,452 4,830 4,876 5,565 6,095 6,360 6,440 7,314 7,420 8,533 8,904 9,660 9,752 11,130 12,190 14,628 14,840 17,066 18,285 19,320 22,260 24,380 25,599 29,256 34,132 36,570 42,665 44,520 48,760 51,198 68,264 73,140 85,330 102,396 127,995 146,280 170,660 204,792 255,990 341,320 511,980 and 1,023,960, with no remainder.

Since 1,023,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,023,960, 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).