Q: Is 1,040,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,040,600 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 1,040,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 43 44 50 55 86 88 100 110 121 172 200 215 220 242 275 344 430 440 473 484 550 605 860 946 968 1,075 1,100 1,210 1,720 1,892 2,150 2,200 2,365 2,420 3,025 3,784 4,300 4,730 4,840 5,203 6,050 8,600 9,460 10,406 11,825 12,100 18,920 20,812 23,650 24,200 26,015 41,624 47,300 52,030 94,600 104,060 130,075 208,120 260,150 520,300 and 1,040,600, with no remainder.

Since 1,040,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,040,600, 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).