Q: Is 1,331,667 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,331,667 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 1,331,667 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 37 43 93 111 129 279 333 387 837 999 1,147 1,161 1,333 1,591 3,441 3,999 4,773 10,323 11,997 14,319 30,969 35,991 42,957 49,321 147,963 443,889 and 1,331,667, with no remainder.

Since 1,331,667 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,331,667, 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).