Q: Is 1,122,948 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,948 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 1,122,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 31,193 62,386 93,579 124,772 187,158 280,737 374,316 561,474 and 1,122,948, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,948, 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).