Q: Is 1,029,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,029,168 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 1,029,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,021 2,042 3,063 4,084 6,126 7,147 8,168 9,189 12,252 14,294 16,336 18,378 21,441 24,504 28,588 36,756 42,882 49,008 57,176 64,323 73,512 85,764 114,352 128,646 147,024 171,528 257,292 343,056 514,584 and 1,029,168, with no remainder.

Since 1,029,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,029,168, 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).