Q: Is 1,072,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,072,344 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 1,072,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 491 546 728 982 1,092 1,473 1,964 2,184 2,946 3,437 3,928 5,892 6,383 6,874 10,311 11,784 12,766 13,748 19,149 20,622 25,532 27,496 38,298 41,244 44,681 51,064 76,596 82,488 89,362 134,043 153,192 178,724 268,086 357,448 536,172 and 1,072,344, with no remainder.

Since 1,072,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,072,344, 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).