Q: Is 1,343,706 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,343,706 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 1,343,706 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 23 26 39 42 46 69 78 91 107 138 161 182 214 273 299 321 322 483 546 598 642 749 897 966 1,391 1,498 1,794 2,093 2,247 2,461 2,782 4,173 4,186 4,494 4,922 6,279 7,383 8,346 9,737 12,558 14,766 17,227 19,474 29,211 31,993 34,454 51,681 58,422 63,986 95,979 103,362 191,958 223,951 447,902 671,853 and 1,343,706, with no remainder.

Since 1,343,706 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,343,706, 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).