Q: Is 1,164,834 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,164,834 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 1,164,834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 37 53 54 66 74 99 106 111 159 198 222 297 318 333 407 477 583 594 666 814 954 999 1,166 1,221 1,431 1,749 1,961 1,998 2,442 2,862 3,498 3,663 3,922 5,247 5,883 7,326 10,494 10,989 11,766 15,741 17,649 21,571 21,978 31,482 35,298 43,142 52,947 64,713 105,894 129,426 194,139 388,278 582,417 and 1,164,834, with no remainder.

Since 1,164,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,164,834, 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).