Q: Is 1,052,142 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,052,142 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 1,052,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 41 42 47 78 82 91 94 123 141 182 246 273 282 287 329 533 546 574 611 658 861 987 1,066 1,222 1,599 1,722 1,833 1,927 1,974 3,198 3,666 3,731 3,854 4,277 5,781 7,462 8,554 11,193 11,562 12,831 13,489 22,386 25,051 25,662 26,978 40,467 50,102 75,153 80,934 150,306 175,357 350,714 526,071 and 1,052,142, with no remainder.

Since 1,052,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,052,142, 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).