Q: Is 1,216,782 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,216,782 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 1,216,782 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 29 37 42 54 58 63 74 81 87 111 126 162 174 189 203 222 259 261 333 378 406 518 522 567 609 666 777 783 999 1,073 1,134 1,218 1,554 1,566 1,827 1,998 2,146 2,331 2,349 2,997 3,219 3,654 4,662 4,698 5,481 5,994 6,438 6,993 7,511 9,657 10,962 13,986 15,022 16,443 19,314 20,979 22,533 28,971 32,886 41,958 45,066 57,942 67,599 86,913 135,198 173,826 202,797 405,594 608,391 and 1,216,782, with no remainder.

Since 1,216,782 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,216,782, 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).