Q: Is 1,204,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,204,140 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 1,204,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 47 60 61 70 84 94 105 122 140 141 183 188 210 235 244 282 305 329 366 420 427 470 564 610 658 705 732 854 915 940 987 1,220 1,281 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,708 1,830 1,974 2,135 2,562 2,820 2,867 3,290 3,660 3,948 4,270 4,935 5,124 5,734 6,405 6,580 8,540 8,601 9,870 11,468 12,810 14,335 17,202 19,740 20,069 25,620 28,670 34,404 40,138 43,005 57,340 60,207 80,276 86,010 100,345 120,414 172,020 200,690 240,828 301,035 401,380 602,070 and 1,204,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,204,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,204,140, 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).