Q: Is 1,024,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,024,140 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 1,024,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 101 130 156 169 195 202 260 303 338 390 404 505 507 606 676 780 845 1,010 1,014 1,212 1,313 1,515 1,690 2,020 2,028 2,535 2,626 3,030 3,380 3,939 5,070 5,252 6,060 6,565 7,878 10,140 13,130 15,756 17,069 19,695 26,260 34,138 39,390 51,207 68,276 78,780 85,345 102,414 170,690 204,828 256,035 341,380 512,070 and 1,024,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,024,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,024,140, 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).