Q: Is 1,190,574 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,190,574 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 1,190,574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 126 154 198 231 462 693 859 1,386 1,718 2,577 5,154 6,013 7,731 9,449 12,026 15,462 18,039 18,898 28,347 36,078 54,117 56,694 66,143 85,041 108,234 132,286 170,082 198,429 396,858 595,287 and 1,190,574, with no remainder.

Since 1,190,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,190,574, 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).