Q: Is 1,226,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,226,680 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 1,226,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 91 104 130 140 182 260 280 337 364 455 520 674 728 910 1,348 1,685 1,820 2,359 2,696 3,370 3,640 4,381 4,718 6,740 8,762 9,436 11,795 13,480 17,524 18,872 21,905 23,590 30,667 35,048 43,810 47,180 61,334 87,620 94,360 122,668 153,335 175,240 245,336 306,670 613,340 and 1,226,680, with no remainder.

Since 1,226,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,226,680, 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).