Q: Is 1,029,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,029,840 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 1,029,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 613 840 1,226 1,680 1,839 2,452 3,065 3,678 4,291 4,904 6,130 7,356 8,582 9,195 9,808 12,260 12,873 14,712 17,164 18,390 21,455 24,520 25,746 29,424 34,328 36,780 42,910 49,040 51,492 64,365 68,656 73,560 85,820 102,984 128,730 147,120 171,640 205,968 257,460 343,280 514,920 and 1,029,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,029,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,029,840, 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).