Q: Is 1,045,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,045,044 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 1,045,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 21 22 26 28 29 33 36 39 42 44 52 58 63 66 77 78 84 87 91 99 116 117 126 132 143 154 156 174 182 198 203 231 234 252 261 273 286 308 319 348 364 377 396 406 429 462 468 522 546 572 609 638 693 754 812 819 858 924 957 1,001 1,044 1,092 1,131 1,218 1,276 1,287 1,386 1,508 1,638 1,716 1,827 1,914 2,002 2,233 2,262 2,436 2,574 2,639 2,772 2,871 3,003 3,276 3,393 3,654 3,828 4,004 4,147 4,466 4,524 5,148 5,278 5,742 6,006 6,699 6,786 7,308 7,917 8,294 8,932 9,009 10,556 11,484 12,012 12,441 13,398 13,572 15,834 16,588 18,018 20,097 23,751 24,882 26,796 29,029 31,668 36,036 37,323 40,194 47,502 49,764 58,058 74,646 80,388 87,087 95,004 116,116 149,292 174,174 261,261 348,348 522,522 and 1,045,044, with no remainder.

Since 1,045,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,045,044, 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).