Q: Is 1,031,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,031,220 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 1,031,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 337 340 510 612 674 765 1,011 1,020 1,348 1,530 1,685 2,022 3,033 3,060 3,370 4,044 5,055 5,729 6,066 6,740 10,110 11,458 12,132 15,165 17,187 20,220 22,916 28,645 30,330 34,374 51,561 57,290 60,660 68,748 85,935 103,122 114,580 171,870 206,244 257,805 343,740 515,610 and 1,031,220, with no remainder.

Since 1,031,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,031,220, 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).