Q: Is 1,072,071 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,072,071 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 1,072,071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 17 21 33 39 49 51 63 77 91 99 117 119 143 147 153 187 221 231 273 357 429 441 539 561 637 663 693 819 833 1,001 1,071 1,287 1,309 1,547 1,617 1,683 1,911 1,989 2,431 2,499 3,003 3,927 4,641 4,851 5,733 7,007 7,293 7,497 9,009 9,163 10,829 11,781 13,923 17,017 21,021 21,879 27,489 32,487 51,051 63,063 82,467 97,461 119,119 153,153 357,357 and 1,072,071, with no remainder.

Since 1,072,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,072,071, 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).