Q: Is 1,128,214 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,128,214 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 1,128,214 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 587 961 1,174 1,922 18,197 36,394 564,107 and 1,128,214, with no remainder.

Since 1,128,214 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,128,214, 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).