Q: Is 1,943,406 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,943,406 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 1,943,406 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 29 34 51 54 58 73 87 102 146 153 174 219 261 306 438 459 493 522 657 783 918 986 1,241 1,314 1,479 1,566 1,971 2,117 2,482 2,958 3,723 3,942 4,234 4,437 6,351 7,446 8,874 11,169 12,702 13,311 19,053 22,338 26,622 33,507 35,989 38,106 57,159 67,014 71,978 107,967 114,318 215,934 323,901 647,802 971,703 and 1,943,406, with no remainder.

Since 1,943,406 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,943,406, 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).