Q: Is 1,230,876 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,230,876 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 1,230,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 54 58 81 87 108 116 131 162 174 261 262 324 348 393 522 524 783 786 1,044 1,179 1,566 1,572 2,349 2,358 3,132 3,537 3,799 4,698 4,716 7,074 7,598 9,396 10,611 11,397 14,148 15,196 21,222 22,794 34,191 42,444 45,588 68,382 102,573 136,764 205,146 307,719 410,292 615,438 and 1,230,876, with no remainder.

Since 1,230,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,230,876, 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).