Q: Is 1,306,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,306,140 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 1,306,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 132 165 220 330 660 1,979 3,958 5,937 7,916 9,895 11,874 19,790 21,769 23,748 29,685 39,580 43,538 59,370 65,307 87,076 108,845 118,740 130,614 217,690 261,228 326,535 435,380 653,070 and 1,306,140, with no remainder.

Since 1,306,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,306,140, 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).