Q: Is 1,667,666 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,667,666 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 1,667,666 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 17 22 26 34 49 77 91 98 119 143 154 182 187 221 238 286 343 374 442 539 637 686 833 1,001 1,078 1,274 1,309 1,547 1,666 2,002 2,431 2,618 3,094 3,773 4,459 4,862 5,831 7,007 7,546 8,918 9,163 10,829 11,662 14,014 17,017 18,326 21,658 34,034 49,049 64,141 75,803 98,098 119,119 128,282 151,606 238,238 833,833 and 1,667,666, with no remainder.

Since 1,667,666 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,667,666, 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).