Q: Is 1,244,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,244,040 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 1,244,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 1,481 2,962 4,443 5,924 7,405 8,886 10,367 11,848 14,810 17,772 20,734 22,215 29,620 31,101 35,544 41,468 44,430 51,835 59,240 62,202 82,936 88,860 103,670 124,404 155,505 177,720 207,340 248,808 311,010 414,680 622,020 and 1,244,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,244,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,244,040, 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).