Q: Is 1,053,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,053,108 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 1,053,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 84 98 108 126 147 189 196 199 252 294 378 398 441 588 597 756 796 882 1,194 1,323 1,393 1,764 1,791 2,388 2,646 2,786 3,582 4,179 5,292 5,373 5,572 7,164 8,358 9,751 10,746 12,537 16,716 19,502 21,492 25,074 29,253 37,611 39,004 50,148 58,506 75,222 87,759 117,012 150,444 175,518 263,277 351,036 526,554 and 1,053,108, with no remainder.

Since 1,053,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,053,108, 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).