Q: Is 1,043,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,043,120 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 1,043,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 26 34 40 52 59 65 68 80 85 104 118 130 136 170 208 221 236 260 272 295 340 442 472 520 590 680 767 884 944 1,003 1,040 1,105 1,180 1,360 1,534 1,768 2,006 2,210 2,360 3,068 3,536 3,835 4,012 4,420 4,720 5,015 6,136 7,670 8,024 8,840 10,030 12,272 13,039 15,340 16,048 17,680 20,060 26,078 30,680 40,120 52,156 61,360 65,195 80,240 104,312 130,390 208,624 260,780 521,560 and 1,043,120, with no remainder.

Since 1,043,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,043,120, 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).