Q: Is 1,373,274 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,373,274 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 1,373,274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 49 54 63 81 98 126 147 162 173 189 294 346 378 441 519 567 882 1,038 1,134 1,211 1,323 1,557 2,422 2,646 3,114 3,633 3,969 4,671 7,266 7,938 8,477 9,342 10,899 14,013 16,954 21,798 25,431 28,026 32,697 50,862 65,394 76,293 98,091 152,586 196,182 228,879 457,758 686,637 and 1,373,274, with no remainder.

Since 1,373,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,373,274, 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).