Q: Is 1,165,626 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,165,626 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 1,165,626 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 29 33 42 58 63 66 77 87 99 126 154 174 198 203 231 261 319 406 462 522 609 638 693 841 957 1,218 1,386 1,682 1,827 1,914 2,233 2,523 2,871 3,654 4,466 5,046 5,742 5,887 6,699 7,569 9,251 11,774 13,398 15,138 17,661 18,502 20,097 27,753 35,322 40,194 52,983 55,506 64,757 83,259 105,966 129,514 166,518 194,271 388,542 582,813 and 1,165,626, with no remainder.

Since 1,165,626 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,165,626, 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).