Q: Is 1,000,998 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,000,998 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 1,000,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 81 111 162 167 222 333 334 501 666 999 1,002 1,503 1,998 2,997 3,006 4,509 5,994 6,179 9,018 12,358 13,527 18,537 27,054 37,074 55,611 111,222 166,833 333,666 500,499 and 1,000,998, with no remainder.

Since 1,000,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,000,998, 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).