Q: Is 1,197,196 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,197,196 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 1,197,196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 13 14 22 23 26 28 44 46 52 77 91 92 143 154 161 169 182 253 286 299 308 322 338 364 506 572 598 644 676 1,001 1,012 1,183 1,196 1,771 1,859 2,002 2,093 2,366 3,289 3,542 3,718 3,887 4,004 4,186 4,732 6,578 7,084 7,436 7,774 8,372 13,013 13,156 15,548 23,023 26,026 27,209 42,757 46,046 52,052 54,418 85,514 92,092 108,836 171,028 299,299 598,598 and 1,197,196, with no remainder.

Since 1,197,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,197,196, 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).