Q: Is 1,340,658 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,340,658 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 1,340,658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 37 54 61 66 74 99 111 122 183 198 222 297 333 366 407 549 594 666 671 814 999 1,098 1,221 1,342 1,647 1,998 2,013 2,257 2,442 3,294 3,663 4,026 4,514 6,039 6,771 7,326 10,989 12,078 13,542 18,117 20,313 21,978 24,827 36,234 40,626 49,654 60,939 74,481 121,878 148,962 223,443 446,886 670,329 and 1,340,658, with no remainder.

Since 1,340,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,340,658, 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).