Q: Is 1,001,952 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,001,952 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 1,001,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 49 56 63 71 72 84 96 98 112 126 142 144 147 168 196 213 224 252 284 288 294 336 392 426 441 497 504 568 588 639 672 784 852 882 994 1,008 1,136 1,176 1,278 1,491 1,568 1,704 1,764 1,988 2,016 2,272 2,352 2,556 2,982 3,408 3,479 3,528 3,976 4,473 4,704 5,112 5,964 6,816 6,958 7,056 7,952 8,946 10,224 10,437 11,928 13,916 14,112 15,904 17,892 20,448 20,874 23,856 27,832 31,311 35,784 41,748 47,712 55,664 62,622 71,568 83,496 111,328 125,244 143,136 166,992 250,488 333,984 500,976 and 1,001,952, with no remainder.

Since 1,001,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,001,952, 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).