Q: Is 1,240,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,240,470 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 1,240,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 18 21 22 30 33 35 42 45 55 63 66 70 77 90 99 105 110 126 154 165 179 198 210 231 315 330 358 385 462 495 537 630 693 770 895 990 1,074 1,155 1,253 1,386 1,611 1,790 1,969 2,310 2,506 2,685 3,222 3,465 3,759 3,938 5,370 5,907 6,265 6,930 7,518 8,055 9,845 11,277 11,814 12,530 13,783 16,110 17,721 18,795 19,690 22,554 27,566 29,535 35,442 37,590 41,349 56,385 59,070 68,915 82,698 88,605 112,770 124,047 137,830 177,210 206,745 248,094 413,490 620,235 and 1,240,470, with no remainder.

Since 1,240,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,240,470, 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).