Q: Is 1,031,058 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,031,058 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 1,031,058 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 167 294 334 343 441 501 686 882 1,002 1,029 1,169 1,503 2,058 2,338 3,006 3,087 3,507 6,174 7,014 8,183 10,521 16,366 21,042 24,549 49,098 57,281 73,647 114,562 147,294 171,843 343,686 515,529 and 1,031,058, with no remainder.

Since 1,031,058 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,031,058, 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).