Q: Is 1,163,079 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,079 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 1,163,079 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 83 173 249 519 747 1,557 2,241 4,671 6,723 14,013 14,359 43,077 129,231 387,693 and 1,163,079, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,079 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,079, 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).