Q: Is 1,283,364 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,283,364 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 1,283,364 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 54 68 81 102 108 153 162 204 233 306 324 459 466 612 699 918 932 1,377 1,398 1,836 2,097 2,754 2,796 3,961 4,194 5,508 6,291 7,922 8,388 11,883 12,582 15,844 18,873 23,766 25,164 35,649 37,746 47,532 71,298 75,492 106,947 142,596 213,894 320,841 427,788 641,682 and 1,283,364, with no remainder.

Since 1,283,364 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,283,364, 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).