Q: Is 1,324,890 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,324,890 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 1,324,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 27 30 35 42 45 54 63 70 90 105 126 135 189 210 270 315 378 630 701 945 1,402 1,890 2,103 3,505 4,206 4,907 6,309 7,010 9,814 10,515 12,618 14,721 18,927 21,030 24,535 29,442 31,545 37,854 44,163 49,070 63,090 73,605 88,326 94,635 132,489 147,210 189,270 220,815 264,978 441,630 662,445 and 1,324,890, with no remainder.

Since 1,324,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,324,890, 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).