Q: Is 1,259,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,259,244 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 1,259,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 28 36 38 42 57 63 76 84 114 126 133 171 228 252 263 266 342 399 526 532 684 789 798 1,052 1,197 1,578 1,596 1,841 2,367 2,394 3,156 3,682 4,734 4,788 4,997 5,523 7,364 9,468 9,994 11,046 14,991 16,569 19,988 22,092 29,982 33,138 34,979 44,973 59,964 66,276 69,958 89,946 104,937 139,916 179,892 209,874 314,811 419,748 629,622 and 1,259,244, with no remainder.

Since 1,259,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,259,244, 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).