Q: Is 1,115,892 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,115,892 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 1,115,892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 139 223 278 417 446 556 669 834 892 1,251 1,338 1,668 2,007 2,502 2,676 4,014 5,004 8,028 30,997 61,994 92,991 123,988 185,982 278,973 371,964 557,946 and 1,115,892, with no remainder.

Since 1,115,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,115,892, 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).