Q: Is 1,163,478 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,478 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 1,163,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 8,431 16,862 25,293 50,586 193,913 387,826 581,739 and 1,163,478, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,478, 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).