Q: Is 1,033,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,033,872 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 1,033,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 181 204 238 272 336 357 362 408 476 543 714 724 816 952 1,086 1,267 1,428 1,448 1,904 2,172 2,534 2,856 2,896 3,077 3,801 4,344 5,068 5,712 6,154 7,602 8,688 9,231 10,136 12,308 15,204 18,462 20,272 21,539 24,616 30,408 36,924 43,078 49,232 60,816 64,617 73,848 86,156 129,234 147,696 172,312 258,468 344,624 516,936 and 1,033,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,033,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,033,872, 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).