Q: Is 1,036,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,036,512 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 1,036,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 59 61 72 96 118 122 144 177 183 236 244 288 354 366 472 488 531 549 708 732 944 976 1,062 1,098 1,416 1,464 1,888 1,952 2,124 2,196 2,832 2,928 3,599 4,248 4,392 5,664 5,856 7,198 8,496 8,784 10,797 14,396 16,992 17,568 21,594 28,792 32,391 43,188 57,584 64,782 86,376 115,168 129,564 172,752 259,128 345,504 518,256 and 1,036,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,036,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,036,512, 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).