Q: Is 1,028,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,028,608 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 1,028,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 41 49 56 64 82 98 112 128 164 196 224 256 287 328 392 448 512 574 656 784 896 1,148 1,312 1,568 1,792 2,009 2,296 2,624 3,136 3,584 4,018 4,592 5,248 6,272 8,036 9,184 10,496 12,544 16,072 18,368 20,992 25,088 32,144 36,736 64,288 73,472 128,576 146,944 257,152 514,304 and 1,028,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,028,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,028,608, 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).