Q: Is 1,081,782 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,081,782 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 1,081,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 23 26 27 39 46 54 67 69 78 117 134 138 201 207 234 299 351 402 414 598 603 621 702 871 897 1,206 1,242 1,541 1,742 1,794 1,809 2,613 2,691 3,082 3,618 4,623 5,226 5,382 7,839 8,073 9,246 13,869 15,678 16,146 20,033 23,517 27,738 40,066 41,607 47,034 60,099 83,214 120,198 180,297 360,594 540,891 and 1,081,782, with no remainder.

Since 1,081,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,081,782, 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).