Q: Is 1,574,118 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,574,118 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 1,574,118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 31 39 42 62 63 78 91 93 117 126 182 186 217 234 273 279 403 434 546 558 651 806 819 961 1,209 1,302 1,638 1,922 1,953 2,418 2,821 2,883 3,627 3,906 5,642 5,766 6,727 7,254 8,463 8,649 12,493 13,454 16,926 17,298 20,181 24,986 25,389 37,479 40,362 50,778 60,543 74,958 87,451 112,437 121,086 174,902 224,874 262,353 524,706 787,059 and 1,574,118, with no remainder.

Since 1,574,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,574,118, 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).