Q: Is 1,163,877 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,877 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 1,163,877 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 13 33 39 143 429 2,713 8,139 29,843 35,269 89,529 105,807 387,959 and 1,163,877, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,877 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,877, 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).