Q: Is 1,031,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,031,744 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 1,031,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 47 49 56 64 94 98 112 188 196 224 329 343 376 392 448 658 686 752 784 1,316 1,372 1,504 1,568 2,303 2,632 2,744 3,008 3,136 4,606 5,264 5,488 9,212 10,528 10,976 16,121 18,424 21,056 21,952 32,242 36,848 64,484 73,696 128,968 147,392 257,936 515,872 and 1,031,744, with no remainder.

Since 1,031,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,031,744, 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).