Q: Is 1,246,484 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,246,484 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 1,246,484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 172 7,247 14,494 28,988 311,621 623,242 and 1,246,484, with no remainder.

Since 1,246,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,246,484, 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).