Q: Is 1,024,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,024,860 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 1,024,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 29 30 31 38 57 58 60 62 76 87 93 95 114 116 124 145 155 174 186 190 228 285 290 310 348 372 380 435 465 551 570 580 589 620 870 899 930 1,102 1,140 1,178 1,653 1,740 1,767 1,798 1,860 2,204 2,356 2,697 2,755 2,945 3,306 3,534 3,596 4,495 5,394 5,510 5,890 6,612 7,068 8,265 8,835 8,990 10,788 11,020 11,780 13,485 16,530 17,081 17,670 17,980 26,970 33,060 34,162 35,340 51,243 53,940 68,324 85,405 102,486 170,810 204,972 256,215 341,620 512,430 and 1,024,860, with no remainder.

Since 1,024,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,024,860, 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).