Q: Is 1,078,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,078,056 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 1,078,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 23 24 27 28 31 36 42 46 54 56 62 63 69 72 84 92 93 108 124 126 138 161 168 184 186 189 207 216 217 248 252 276 279 322 372 378 414 434 483 504 552 558 621 644 651 713 744 756 828 837 868 966 1,116 1,242 1,288 1,302 1,426 1,449 1,512 1,656 1,674 1,736 1,932 1,953 2,139 2,232 2,484 2,604 2,852 2,898 3,348 3,864 3,906 4,278 4,347 4,968 4,991 5,208 5,704 5,796 5,859 6,417 6,696 7,812 8,556 8,694 9,982 11,592 11,718 12,834 14,973 15,624 17,112 17,388 19,251 19,964 23,436 25,668 29,946 34,776 38,502 39,928 44,919 46,872 51,336 59,892 77,004 89,838 119,784 134,757 154,008 179,676 269,514 359,352 539,028 and 1,078,056, with no remainder.

Since 1,078,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,078,056, 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).