Q: Is 1,329,876 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,329,876 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 1,329,876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 41 51 53 68 82 102 106 123 153 159 164 204 212 246 306 318 369 477 492 612 636 697 738 901 954 1,394 1,476 1,802 1,908 2,091 2,173 2,703 2,788 3,604 4,182 4,346 5,406 6,273 6,519 8,109 8,364 8,692 10,812 12,546 13,038 16,218 19,557 25,092 26,076 32,436 36,941 39,114 73,882 78,228 110,823 147,764 221,646 332,469 443,292 664,938 and 1,329,876, with no remainder.

Since 1,329,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,329,876, 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).