Q: Is 1,048,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,048,512 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 1,048,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 43 48 64 86 96 127 129 172 192 254 258 344 381 508 516 688 762 1,016 1,032 1,376 1,524 2,032 2,064 2,752 3,048 4,064 4,128 5,461 6,096 8,128 8,256 10,922 12,192 16,383 21,844 24,384 32,766 43,688 65,532 87,376 131,064 174,752 262,128 349,504 524,256 and 1,048,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,048,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,048,512, 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).