Q: Is 1,057,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,057,212 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 1,057,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 39 52 54 78 81 108 117 156 162 234 251 324 351 468 502 702 753 1,004 1,053 1,404 1,506 2,106 2,259 3,012 3,263 4,212 4,518 6,526 6,777 9,036 9,789 13,052 13,554 19,578 20,331 27,108 29,367 39,156 40,662 58,734 81,324 88,101 117,468 176,202 264,303 352,404 528,606 and 1,057,212, with no remainder.

Since 1,057,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,057,212, 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).