Q: Is 1,531,134 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,531,134 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 1,531,134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 19 22 33 37 38 57 66 74 99 111 114 121 171 198 209 222 242 333 342 363 407 418 627 666 703 726 814 1,089 1,221 1,254 1,406 1,881 2,109 2,178 2,299 2,442 3,663 3,762 4,218 4,477 4,598 6,327 6,897 7,326 7,733 8,954 12,654 13,431 13,794 15,466 20,691 23,199 26,862 40,293 41,382 46,398 69,597 80,586 85,063 139,194 170,126 255,189 510,378 765,567 and 1,531,134, with no remainder.

Since 1,531,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,531,134, 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).