Q: Is 1,052,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,052,940 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 1,052,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 23 28 30 35 42 46 60 69 70 84 92 105 109 115 138 140 161 210 218 230 276 322 327 345 420 436 460 483 545 644 654 690 763 805 966 1,090 1,308 1,380 1,526 1,610 1,635 1,932 2,180 2,289 2,415 2,507 3,052 3,220 3,270 3,815 4,578 4,830 5,014 6,540 7,521 7,630 9,156 9,660 10,028 11,445 12,535 15,042 15,260 17,549 22,890 25,070 30,084 35,098 37,605 45,780 50,140 52,647 70,196 75,210 87,745 105,294 150,420 175,490 210,588 263,235 350,980 526,470 and 1,052,940, with no remainder.

Since 1,052,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,052,940, 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).