Q: Is 1,035,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,035,342 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 1,035,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 81 83 99 126 154 162 166 189 198 231 249 297 378 462 498 567 581 594 693 747 891 913 1,134 1,162 1,386 1,494 1,743 1,782 1,826 2,079 2,241 2,739 3,486 4,158 4,482 5,229 5,478 6,237 6,391 6,723 8,217 10,458 12,474 12,782 13,446 15,687 16,434 19,173 24,651 31,374 38,346 47,061 49,302 57,519 73,953 94,122 115,038 147,906 172,557 345,114 517,671 and 1,035,342, with no remainder.

Since 1,035,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,035,342, 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).