Q: Is 1,047,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,047,840 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 1,047,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 37 40 48 59 60 74 80 96 111 118 120 148 160 177 185 222 236 240 295 296 354 370 444 472 480 555 590 592 708 740 885 888 944 1,110 1,180 1,184 1,416 1,480 1,770 1,776 1,888 2,183 2,220 2,360 2,832 2,960 3,540 3,552 4,366 4,440 4,720 5,664 5,920 6,549 7,080 8,732 8,880 9,440 10,915 13,098 14,160 17,464 17,760 21,830 26,196 28,320 32,745 34,928 43,660 52,392 65,490 69,856 87,320 104,784 130,980 174,640 209,568 261,960 349,280 523,920 and 1,047,840, with no remainder.

Since 1,047,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,047,840, 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).