Q: Is 1,310,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,310,040 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 1,310,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 1,213 2,426 3,639 4,852 6,065 7,278 9,704 10,917 12,130 14,556 18,195 21,834 24,260 29,112 32,751 36,390 43,668 48,520 54,585 65,502 72,780 87,336 109,170 131,004 145,560 163,755 218,340 262,008 327,510 436,680 655,020 and 1,310,040, with no remainder.

Since 1,310,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,310,040, 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).