Q: Is 1,234,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,234,920 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 1,234,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 41 60 82 120 123 164 205 246 251 328 410 492 502 615 753 820 984 1,004 1,230 1,255 1,506 1,640 2,008 2,460 2,510 3,012 3,765 4,920 5,020 6,024 7,530 10,040 10,291 15,060 20,582 30,120 30,873 41,164 51,455 61,746 82,328 102,910 123,492 154,365 205,820 246,984 308,730 411,640 617,460 and 1,234,920, with no remainder.

Since 1,234,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,234,920, 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).