Q: Is 1,283,394 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,283,394 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 1,283,394 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 30,557 61,114 91,671 183,342 213,899 427,798 641,697 and 1,283,394, with no remainder.

Since 1,283,394 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,283,394, 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).