Q: Is 1,087,086 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,087,086 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 1,087,086 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 181 182 231 273 286 362 429 462 543 546 858 1,001 1,086 1,267 1,991 2,002 2,353 2,534 3,003 3,801 3,982 4,706 5,973 6,006 7,059 7,602 11,946 13,937 14,118 16,471 25,883 27,874 32,942 41,811 49,413 51,766 77,649 83,622 98,826 155,298 181,181 362,362 543,543 and 1,087,086, with no remainder.

Since 1,087,086 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,087,086, 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).