Q: Is 1,029,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,029,888 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 1,029,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 149 192 216 256 288 298 384 432 447 576 596 768 864 894 1,152 1,192 1,341 1,728 1,788 2,304 2,384 2,682 3,456 3,576 4,023 4,768 5,364 6,912 7,152 8,046 9,536 10,728 14,304 16,092 19,072 21,456 28,608 32,184 38,144 42,912 57,216 64,368 85,824 114,432 128,736 171,648 257,472 343,296 514,944 and 1,029,888, with no remainder.

Since 1,029,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,029,888, 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).