Q: Is 1,026,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,026,270 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 1,026,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 81 90 105 126 135 162 181 189 210 270 315 362 378 405 543 567 630 810 905 945 1,086 1,134 1,267 1,629 1,810 1,890 2,534 2,715 2,835 3,258 3,801 4,887 5,430 5,670 6,335 7,602 8,145 9,774 11,403 12,670 14,661 16,290 19,005 22,806 24,435 29,322 34,209 38,010 48,870 57,015 68,418 73,305 102,627 114,030 146,610 171,045 205,254 342,090 513,135 and 1,026,270, with no remainder.

Since 1,026,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,026,270, 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).