Q: Is 1,154,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,154,244 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 1,154,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 49 52 78 84 91 98 147 151 156 182 196 273 294 302 364 453 546 588 604 637 906 1,057 1,092 1,274 1,812 1,911 1,963 2,114 2,548 3,171 3,822 3,926 4,228 5,889 6,342 7,399 7,644 7,852 11,778 12,684 13,741 14,798 22,197 23,556 27,482 29,596 41,223 44,394 54,964 82,446 88,788 96,187 164,892 192,374 288,561 384,748 577,122 and 1,154,244, with no remainder.

Since 1,154,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,154,244, 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).