Q: Is 1,104,012 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,104,012 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 1,104,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 337 364 468 546 674 819 1,011 1,092 1,348 1,638 2,022 2,359 3,033 3,276 4,044 4,381 4,718 6,066 7,077 8,762 9,436 12,132 13,143 14,154 17,524 21,231 26,286 28,308 30,667 39,429 42,462 52,572 61,334 78,858 84,924 92,001 122,668 157,716 184,002 276,003 368,004 552,006 and 1,104,012, with no remainder.

Since 1,104,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,104,012, 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).