Q: Is 1,224,663 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,663 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 1,224,663 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 17 33 37 51 59 111 177 187 407 561 629 649 1,003 1,221 1,887 1,947 2,183 3,009 6,549 6,919 11,033 20,757 24,013 33,099 37,111 72,039 111,333 408,221 and 1,224,663, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,663 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,663, 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).