Q: Is 1,097,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,097,376 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 1,097,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 23 24 28 32 42 46 48 56 69 71 84 92 96 112 138 142 161 168 184 213 224 276 284 322 336 368 426 483 497 552 568 644 672 736 852 966 994 1,104 1,136 1,288 1,491 1,633 1,704 1,932 1,988 2,208 2,272 2,576 2,982 3,266 3,408 3,864 3,976 4,899 5,152 5,964 6,532 6,816 7,728 7,952 9,798 11,431 11,928 13,064 15,456 15,904 19,596 22,862 23,856 26,128 34,293 39,192 45,724 47,712 52,256 68,586 78,384 91,448 137,172 156,768 182,896 274,344 365,792 548,688 and 1,097,376, with no remainder.

Since 1,097,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,097,376, 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).