Q: Is 1,207,374 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,207,374 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 1,207,374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 19 21 34 38 42 51 57 89 102 114 119 133 178 238 266 267 323 357 399 534 623 646 714 798 969 1,246 1,513 1,691 1,869 1,938 2,261 3,026 3,382 3,738 4,522 4,539 5,073 6,783 9,078 10,146 10,591 11,837 13,566 21,182 23,674 28,747 31,773 35,511 57,494 63,546 71,022 86,241 172,482 201,229 402,458 603,687 and 1,207,374, with no remainder.

Since 1,207,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,207,374, 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).