Q: Is 1,044,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,044,340 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 1,044,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 47 55 94 101 110 188 202 220 235 404 470 505 517 940 1,010 1,034 1,111 2,020 2,068 2,222 2,585 4,444 4,747 5,170 5,555 9,494 10,340 11,110 18,988 22,220 23,735 47,470 52,217 94,940 104,434 208,868 261,085 522,170 and 1,044,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,044,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,044,340, 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).