Q: Is 1,034,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,034,640 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 1,034,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 479 540 720 958 1,080 1,437 1,916 2,160 2,395 2,874 3,832 4,311 4,790 5,748 7,185 7,664 8,622 9,580 11,496 12,933 14,370 17,244 19,160 21,555 22,992 25,866 28,740 34,488 38,320 43,110 51,732 57,480 64,665 68,976 86,220 103,464 114,960 129,330 172,440 206,928 258,660 344,880 517,320 and 1,034,640, with no remainder.

Since 1,034,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,034,640, 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).