Q: Is 1,121,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,121,526 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 1,121,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 27 42 43 46 54 63 69 81 86 126 129 138 161 162 189 207 258 301 322 378 387 414 483 567 602 621 774 903 966 989 1,134 1,161 1,242 1,449 1,806 1,863 1,978 2,322 2,709 2,898 2,967 3,483 3,726 4,347 5,418 5,934 6,923 6,966 8,127 8,694 8,901 13,041 13,846 16,254 17,802 20,769 24,381 26,082 26,703 41,538 48,762 53,406 62,307 80,109 124,614 160,218 186,921 373,842 560,763 and 1,121,526, with no remainder.

Since 1,121,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,121,526, 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).