Q: Is 1,318,086 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,318,086 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 1,318,086 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 99 126 154 189 198 231 297 317 378 462 594 634 693 951 1,386 1,902 2,079 2,219 2,853 3,487 4,158 4,438 5,706 6,657 6,974 8,559 10,461 13,314 17,118 19,971 20,922 24,409 31,383 39,942 48,818 59,913 62,766 73,227 94,149 119,826 146,454 188,298 219,681 439,362 659,043 and 1,318,086, with no remainder.

Since 1,318,086 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,318,086, 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).