Q: Is 1,148,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,148,436 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 1,148,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 23 36 38 46 57 69 73 76 92 114 138 146 171 207 219 228 276 292 342 414 437 438 657 684 828 874 876 1,311 1,314 1,387 1,679 1,748 2,622 2,628 2,774 3,358 3,933 4,161 5,037 5,244 5,548 6,716 7,866 8,322 10,074 12,483 15,111 15,732 16,644 20,148 24,966 30,222 31,901 49,932 60,444 63,802 95,703 127,604 191,406 287,109 382,812 574,218 and 1,148,436, with no remainder.

Since 1,148,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,148,436, 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).