Q: Is 1,163,539 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,539 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 1,163,539 can be evenly divided by 1 13 37 41 59 481 533 767 1,517 2,183 2,419 19,721 28,379 31,447 89,503 and 1,163,539, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,539 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,539, 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).