Q: Is 1,194,858 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,194,858 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 1,194,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 29 42 54 58 63 87 109 126 174 189 203 218 261 327 378 406 522 609 654 763 783 981 1,218 1,526 1,566 1,827 1,962 2,289 2,943 3,161 3,654 4,578 5,481 5,886 6,322 6,867 9,483 10,962 13,734 18,966 20,601 22,127 28,449 41,202 44,254 56,898 66,381 85,347 132,762 170,694 199,143 398,286 597,429 and 1,194,858, with no remainder.

Since 1,194,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,194,858, 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).