Q: Is 1,027,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,027,530 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 1,027,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 210 233 245 294 315 441 466 490 630 699 735 882 1,165 1,398 1,470 1,631 2,097 2,205 2,330 3,262 3,495 4,194 4,410 4,893 6,990 8,155 9,786 10,485 11,417 14,679 16,310 20,970 22,834 24,465 29,358 34,251 48,930 57,085 68,502 73,395 102,753 114,170 146,790 171,255 205,506 342,510 513,765 and 1,027,530, with no remainder.

Since 1,027,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,027,530, 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).