Q: Is 994,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 994,140 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 994,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 252 263 270 315 378 420 526 540 630 756 789 945 1,052 1,260 1,315 1,578 1,841 1,890 2,367 2,630 3,156 3,682 3,780 3,945 4,734 5,260 5,523 7,101 7,364 7,890 9,205 9,468 11,046 11,835 14,202 15,780 16,569 18,410 22,092 23,670 27,615 28,404 33,138 35,505 36,820 47,340 49,707 55,230 66,276 71,010 82,845 99,414 110,460 142,020 165,690 198,828 248,535 331,380 497,070 and 994,140, with no remainder.

Since 994,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 994,140, 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).