Q: Is 1,062,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,062,432 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 1,062,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 17 18 21 24 28 31 32 34 36 42 48 51 56 62 63 68 72 84 93 96 102 112 119 124 126 136 144 153 168 186 204 217 224 238 248 252 272 279 288 306 336 357 372 408 434 476 496 504 527 544 558 612 651 672 714 744 816 868 952 992 1,008 1,054 1,071 1,116 1,224 1,302 1,428 1,488 1,581 1,632 1,736 1,904 1,953 2,016 2,108 2,142 2,232 2,448 2,604 2,856 2,976 3,162 3,472 3,689 3,808 3,906 4,216 4,284 4,464 4,743 4,896 5,208 5,712 6,324 6,944 7,378 7,812 8,432 8,568 8,928 9,486 10,416 11,067 11,424 12,648 14,756 15,624 16,864 17,136 18,972 20,832 22,134 25,296 29,512 31,248 33,201 34,272 37,944 44,268 50,592 59,024 62,496 66,402 75,888 88,536 118,048 132,804 151,776 177,072 265,608 354,144 531,216 and 1,062,432, with no remainder.

Since 1,062,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,062,432, 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).