Q: Is 1,028,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,028,340 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 1,028,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 29 30 36 45 58 60 87 90 116 145 174 180 197 261 290 348 394 435 522 580 591 788 870 985 1,044 1,182 1,305 1,740 1,773 1,970 2,364 2,610 2,955 3,546 3,940 5,220 5,713 5,910 7,092 8,865 11,426 11,820 17,139 17,730 22,852 28,565 34,278 35,460 51,417 57,130 68,556 85,695 102,834 114,260 171,390 205,668 257,085 342,780 514,170 and 1,028,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,028,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,028,340, 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).