Q: Is 1,101,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,101,312 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 1,101,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 239 256 288 384 478 512 576 717 768 956 1,152 1,434 1,536 1,912 2,151 2,304 2,868 3,824 4,302 4,608 5,736 7,648 8,604 11,472 15,296 17,208 22,944 30,592 34,416 45,888 61,184 68,832 91,776 122,368 137,664 183,552 275,328 367,104 550,656 and 1,101,312, with no remainder.

Since 1,101,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,101,312, 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).