Q: Is 1,316,658 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,316,658 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 1,316,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 29 42 46 47 58 69 87 94 138 141 161 174 203 282 322 329 406 483 609 658 667 966 987 1,081 1,218 1,334 1,363 1,974 2,001 2,162 2,726 3,243 4,002 4,089 4,669 6,486 7,567 8,178 9,338 9,541 14,007 15,134 19,082 22,701 28,014 28,623 31,349 45,402 57,246 62,698 94,047 188,094 219,443 438,886 658,329 and 1,316,658, with no remainder.

Since 1,316,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,316,658, 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).