Q: Is 1,348,542 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,348,542 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 1,348,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 27 34 39 51 54 78 102 113 117 153 221 226 234 306 339 351 442 459 663 678 702 918 1,017 1,326 1,469 1,921 1,989 2,034 2,938 3,051 3,842 3,978 4,407 5,763 5,967 6,102 8,814 11,526 11,934 13,221 17,289 24,973 26,442 34,578 39,663 49,946 51,867 74,919 79,326 103,734 149,838 224,757 449,514 674,271 and 1,348,542, with no remainder.

Since 1,348,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,348,542, 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).