Q: Is 1,497,116 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,497,116 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 1,497,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 16,273 32,546 65,092 374,279 748,558 and 1,497,116, with no remainder.

Since 1,497,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,497,116, 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).