Q: Is 1,079,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,079,910 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 1,079,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 30 39 45 65 71 78 90 117 130 142 169 195 213 234 338 355 390 426 507 585 639 710 845 923 1,014 1,065 1,170 1,278 1,521 1,690 1,846 2,130 2,535 2,769 3,042 3,195 4,615 5,070 5,538 6,390 7,605 8,307 9,230 11,999 13,845 15,210 16,614 23,998 27,690 35,997 41,535 59,995 71,994 83,070 107,991 119,990 179,985 215,982 359,970 539,955 and 1,079,910, with no remainder.

Since 1,079,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,079,910, 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).