Q: Is 1,490,346 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,490,346 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 1,490,346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 13 18 22 26 27 33 39 54 66 78 99 117 143 193 198 234 286 297 351 386 429 579 594 702 858 1,158 1,287 1,737 2,123 2,509 2,574 3,474 3,861 4,246 5,018 5,211 6,369 7,527 7,722 10,422 12,738 15,054 19,107 22,581 27,599 38,214 45,162 55,198 57,321 67,743 82,797 114,642 135,486 165,594 248,391 496,782 745,173 and 1,490,346, with no remainder.

Since 1,490,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,490,346, 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).