Q: Is 1,246,362 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,246,362 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 1,246,362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 29 38 39 57 58 78 87 114 174 247 377 494 551 741 754 841 1,102 1,131 1,482 1,653 1,682 2,262 2,523 3,306 5,046 7,163 10,933 14,326 15,979 21,489 21,866 31,958 32,799 42,978 47,937 65,598 95,874 207,727 415,454 623,181 and 1,246,362, with no remainder.

Since 1,246,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,246,362, 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).