Q: Is 1,125,276 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,125,276 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 1,125,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 79 158 237 316 474 948 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 7,122 14,244 93,773 187,546 281,319 375,092 562,638 and 1,125,276, with no remainder.

Since 1,125,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,125,276, 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).