Q: Is 1,204,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,204,740 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 1,204,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 54 60 69 90 92 97 108 115 135 138 180 194 207 230 270 276 291 345 388 414 460 485 540 582 621 690 828 873 970 1,035 1,164 1,242 1,380 1,455 1,746 1,940 2,070 2,231 2,484 2,619 2,910 3,105 3,492 4,140 4,365 4,462 5,238 5,820 6,210 6,693 8,730 8,924 10,476 11,155 12,420 13,095 13,386 17,460 20,079 22,310 26,190 26,772 33,465 40,158 44,620 52,380 60,237 66,930 80,316 100,395 120,474 133,860 200,790 240,948 301,185 401,580 602,370 and 1,204,740, with no remainder.

Since 1,204,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,204,740, 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).