Q: Is 906,906 a Composite Number?

Why is 906,906 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 906,906 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 151 154 182 231 273 286 302 429 453 462 546 858 906 1,001 1,057 1,661 1,963 2,002 2,114 3,003 3,171 3,322 3,926 4,983 5,889 6,006 6,342 9,966 11,627 11,778 13,741 21,593 23,254 27,482 34,881 41,223 43,186 64,779 69,762 82,446 129,558 151,151 302,302 453,453 and 906,906, with no remainder.

Since 906,906 cannot be divided by just 1 and 906,906, 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).