Q: Is 1,026,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,026,144 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 1,026,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 509 672 1,008 1,018 1,527 2,016 2,036 3,054 3,563 4,072 4,581 6,108 7,126 8,144 9,162 10,689 12,216 14,252 16,288 18,324 21,378 24,432 28,504 32,067 36,648 42,756 48,864 57,008 64,134 73,296 85,512 114,016 128,268 146,592 171,024 256,536 342,048 513,072 and 1,026,144, with no remainder.

Since 1,026,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,026,144, 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).