Q: Is 1,006,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,006,776 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 1,006,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 59 72 79 108 118 158 177 216 236 237 316 354 472 474 531 632 708 711 948 1,062 1,416 1,422 1,593 1,896 2,124 2,133 2,844 3,186 4,248 4,266 4,661 5,688 6,372 8,532 9,322 12,744 13,983 17,064 18,644 27,966 37,288 41,949 55,932 83,898 111,864 125,847 167,796 251,694 335,592 503,388 and 1,006,776, with no remainder.

Since 1,006,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,006,776, 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).