Q: Is 1,122,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,444 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 1,122,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 108 114 171 228 342 513 547 684 1,026 1,094 1,641 2,052 2,188 3,282 4,923 6,564 9,846 10,393 14,769 19,692 20,786 29,538 31,179 41,572 59,076 62,358 93,537 124,716 187,074 280,611 374,148 561,222 and 1,122,444, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,444, 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).