Q: Is 1,491,006 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,491,006 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 1,491,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 19 22 29 33 38 41 57 58 66 82 87 114 123 174 209 246 319 418 451 551 627 638 779 902 957 1,102 1,189 1,254 1,353 1,558 1,653 1,914 2,337 2,378 2,706 3,306 3,567 4,674 6,061 7,134 8,569 12,122 13,079 17,138 18,183 22,591 25,707 26,158 36,366 39,237 45,182 51,414 67,773 78,474 135,546 248,501 497,002 745,503 and 1,491,006, with no remainder.

Since 1,491,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,491,006, 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).