Q: Is 1,237,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,237,830 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 1,237,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 31 33 55 62 66 93 110 121 155 165 186 242 310 330 341 363 465 605 682 726 930 1,023 1,210 1,331 1,705 1,815 2,046 2,662 3,410 3,630 3,751 3,993 5,115 6,655 7,502 7,986 10,230 11,253 13,310 18,755 19,965 22,506 37,510 39,930 41,261 56,265 82,522 112,530 123,783 206,305 247,566 412,610 618,915 and 1,237,830, with no remainder.

Since 1,237,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,237,830, 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).