Q: Is 1,103,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,103,232 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 1,103,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 32 34 39 48 51 52 64 68 78 96 102 104 128 136 156 169 192 204 208 221 272 312 338 384 408 416 442 507 544 624 663 676 816 832 884 1,014 1,088 1,248 1,326 1,352 1,632 1,664 1,768 2,028 2,176 2,496 2,652 2,704 2,873 3,264 3,536 4,056 4,992 5,304 5,408 5,746 6,528 7,072 8,112 8,619 10,608 10,816 11,492 14,144 16,224 17,238 21,216 21,632 22,984 28,288 32,448 34,476 42,432 45,968 64,896 68,952 84,864 91,936 137,904 183,872 275,808 367,744 551,616 and 1,103,232, with no remainder.

Since 1,103,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,103,232, 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).