Q: Is 1,232,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,340 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 1,232,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 23 30 38 46 47 57 60 69 76 92 94 95 114 115 138 141 188 190 228 230 235 276 282 285 345 380 437 460 470 564 570 690 705 874 893 940 1,081 1,140 1,311 1,380 1,410 1,748 1,786 2,162 2,185 2,622 2,679 2,820 3,243 3,572 4,324 4,370 4,465 5,244 5,358 5,405 6,486 6,555 8,740 8,930 10,716 10,810 12,972 13,110 13,395 16,215 17,860 20,539 21,620 26,220 26,790 32,430 41,078 53,580 61,617 64,860 82,156 102,695 123,234 205,390 246,468 308,085 410,780 616,170 and 1,232,340, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,340, 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).