Q: Is 1,005,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,005,312 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 1,005,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 17 21 22 24 28 32 33 34 42 44 48 51 56 64 66 68 77 84 88 96 102 112 119 128 132 136 154 168 176 187 192 204 224 231 238 256 264 272 308 336 352 357 374 384 408 448 462 476 528 544 561 616 672 704 714 748 768 816 896 924 952 1,056 1,088 1,122 1,232 1,309 1,344 1,408 1,428 1,496 1,632 1,792 1,848 1,904 2,112 2,176 2,244 2,464 2,618 2,688 2,816 2,856 2,992 3,264 3,696 3,808 3,927 4,224 4,352 4,488 4,928 5,236 5,376 5,712 5,984 6,528 7,392 7,616 7,854 8,448 8,976 9,856 10,472 11,424 11,968 13,056 14,784 15,232 15,708 17,952 19,712 20,944 22,848 23,936 29,568 30,464 31,416 35,904 41,888 45,696 47,872 59,136 62,832 71,808 83,776 91,392 125,664 143,616 167,552 251,328 335,104 502,656 and 1,005,312, with no remainder.

Since 1,005,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,005,312, 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).