Q: Is 1,184,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,184,118 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 1,184,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 19 26 34 38 39 47 51 57 78 94 102 114 141 221 247 282 323 442 494 611 646 663 741 799 893 969 1,222 1,326 1,482 1,598 1,786 1,833 1,938 2,397 2,679 3,666 4,199 4,794 5,358 8,398 10,387 11,609 12,597 15,181 20,774 23,218 25,194 30,362 31,161 34,827 45,543 62,322 69,654 91,086 197,353 394,706 592,059 and 1,184,118, with no remainder.

Since 1,184,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,184,118, 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).