Q: Is 1,042,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,042,020 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 1,042,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 827 1,260 1,654 2,481 3,308 4,135 4,962 5,789 7,443 8,270 9,924 11,578 12,405 14,886 16,540 17,367 23,156 24,810 28,945 29,772 34,734 37,215 49,620 52,101 57,890 69,468 74,430 86,835 104,202 115,780 148,860 173,670 208,404 260,505 347,340 521,010 and 1,042,020, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,020, 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).