Q: Is 1,215,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,215,240 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 1,215,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 19 20 24 26 30 38 39 40 41 52 57 60 65 76 78 82 95 104 114 120 123 130 152 156 164 190 195 205 228 246 247 260 285 312 328 380 390 410 456 492 494 520 533 570 615 741 760 779 780 820 984 988 1,066 1,140 1,230 1,235 1,482 1,558 1,560 1,599 1,640 1,976 2,132 2,280 2,337 2,460 2,470 2,665 2,964 3,116 3,198 3,705 3,895 4,264 4,674 4,920 4,940 5,330 5,928 6,232 6,396 7,410 7,790 7,995 9,348 9,880 10,127 10,660 11,685 12,792 14,820 15,580 15,990 18,696 20,254 21,320 23,370 29,640 30,381 31,160 31,980 40,508 46,740 50,635 60,762 63,960 81,016 93,480 101,270 121,524 151,905 202,540 243,048 303,810 405,080 607,620 and 1,215,240, with no remainder.

Since 1,215,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,215,240, 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).