Q: Is 1,214,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,214,990 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 1,214,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 17 34 35 70 85 119 170 238 595 1,021 1,190 2,042 5,105 7,147 10,210 14,294 17,357 34,714 35,735 71,470 86,785 121,499 173,570 242,998 607,495 and 1,214,990, with no remainder.

Since 1,214,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,214,990, 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).