Q: Is 1,293,435 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,293,435 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 1,293,435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 13 15 27 33 39 45 55 65 67 99 117 135 143 165 195 201 297 335 351 429 495 585 603 715 737 871 1,005 1,287 1,485 1,755 1,809 2,145 2,211 2,613 3,015 3,685 3,861 4,355 6,435 6,633 7,839 9,045 9,581 11,055 13,065 19,305 19,899 23,517 28,743 33,165 39,195 47,905 86,229 99,495 117,585 143,715 258,687 431,145 and 1,293,435, with no remainder.

Since 1,293,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,293,435, 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).