Q: Is 1,229,718 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,229,718 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 1,229,718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 23 38 42 46 57 67 69 114 133 134 138 161 201 266 322 399 402 437 469 483 798 874 938 966 1,273 1,311 1,407 1,541 2,546 2,622 2,814 3,059 3,082 3,819 4,623 6,118 7,638 8,911 9,177 9,246 10,787 17,822 18,354 21,574 26,733 29,279 32,361 53,466 58,558 64,722 87,837 175,674 204,953 409,906 614,859 and 1,229,718, with no remainder.

Since 1,229,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,229,718, 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).