Q: Is 1,042,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,042,416 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 1,042,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 27 36 38 48 54 57 72 76 108 114 127 144 152 171 216 228 254 304 342 381 432 456 508 513 684 762 912 1,016 1,026 1,143 1,368 1,524 2,032 2,052 2,286 2,413 2,736 3,048 3,429 4,104 4,572 4,826 6,096 6,858 7,239 8,208 9,144 9,652 13,716 14,478 18,288 19,304 21,717 27,432 28,956 38,608 43,434 54,864 57,912 65,151 86,868 115,824 130,302 173,736 260,604 347,472 521,208 and 1,042,416, with no remainder.

Since 1,042,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,042,416, 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).