Q: Is 1,124,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,124,420 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 1,124,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 44 55 76 95 110 190 209 220 269 380 418 538 836 1,045 1,076 1,345 2,090 2,690 2,959 4,180 5,111 5,380 5,918 10,222 11,836 14,795 20,444 25,555 29,590 51,110 56,221 59,180 102,220 112,442 224,884 281,105 562,210 and 1,124,420, with no remainder.

Since 1,124,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,124,420, 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).