Q: Is 1,013,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,013,472 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 1,013,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 23 24 27 32 34 36 46 48 51 54 68 69 72 81 92 96 102 108 136 138 144 153 162 184 204 207 216 272 276 288 306 324 368 391 408 414 432 459 544 552 612 621 648 736 782 816 828 864 918 1,104 1,173 1,224 1,242 1,296 1,377 1,564 1,632 1,656 1,836 1,863 2,208 2,346 2,448 2,484 2,592 2,754 3,128 3,312 3,519 3,672 3,726 4,692 4,896 4,968 5,508 6,256 6,624 7,038 7,344 7,452 9,384 9,936 10,557 11,016 12,512 14,076 14,688 14,904 18,768 19,872 21,114 22,032 28,152 29,808 31,671 37,536 42,228 44,064 56,304 59,616 63,342 84,456 112,608 126,684 168,912 253,368 337,824 506,736 and 1,013,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,013,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,013,472, 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).