Q: Is 1,193,148 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,193,148 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 1,193,148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 23 33 36 44 46 66 69 92 99 131 132 138 198 207 253 262 276 393 396 414 506 524 759 786 828 1,012 1,179 1,441 1,518 1,572 2,277 2,358 2,882 3,013 3,036 4,323 4,554 4,716 5,764 6,026 8,646 9,039 9,108 12,052 12,969 17,292 18,078 25,938 27,117 33,143 36,156 51,876 54,234 66,286 99,429 108,468 132,572 198,858 298,287 397,716 596,574 and 1,193,148, with no remainder.

Since 1,193,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,193,148, 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).