Q: Is 1,031,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,031,424 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 1,031,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 79 96 102 128 136 158 192 204 237 256 272 316 384 408 474 544 632 768 816 948 1,088 1,264 1,343 1,632 1,896 2,176 2,528 2,686 3,264 3,792 4,029 4,352 5,056 5,372 6,528 7,584 8,058 10,112 10,744 13,056 15,168 16,116 20,224 21,488 30,336 32,232 42,976 60,672 64,464 85,952 128,928 171,904 257,856 343,808 515,712 and 1,031,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,031,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,031,424, 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).