Q: Is 1,031,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,031,472 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 1,031,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 19 24 26 29 36 38 39 48 52 57 58 72 76 78 87 104 114 116 117 144 152 156 171 174 208 228 232 234 247 261 304 312 342 348 377 456 464 468 494 522 551 624 684 696 741 754 912 936 988 1,044 1,102 1,131 1,368 1,392 1,482 1,508 1,653 1,872 1,976 2,088 2,204 2,223 2,262 2,736 2,964 3,016 3,306 3,393 3,952 4,176 4,408 4,446 4,524 4,959 5,928 6,032 6,612 6,786 7,163 8,816 8,892 9,048 9,918 11,856 13,224 13,572 14,326 17,784 18,096 19,836 21,489 26,448 27,144 28,652 35,568 39,672 42,978 54,288 57,304 64,467 79,344 85,956 114,608 128,934 171,912 257,868 343,824 515,736 and 1,031,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,031,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,031,472, 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).