Q: Is 1,163,709 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,709 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 1,163,709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 31 43 93 97 129 279 291 387 873 1,333 3,007 3,999 4,171 9,021 11,997 12,513 27,063 37,539 129,301 387,903 and 1,163,709, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,709, 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).