Q: Is 1,078,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,078,740 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 1,078,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 461 468 585 780 922 1,170 1,383 1,844 2,305 2,340 2,766 4,149 4,610 5,532 5,993 6,915 8,298 9,220 11,986 13,830 16,596 17,979 20,745 23,972 27,660 29,965 35,958 41,490 53,937 59,930 71,916 82,980 89,895 107,874 119,860 179,790 215,748 269,685 359,580 539,370 and 1,078,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,078,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,078,740, 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).