Q: Is 1,107,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,107,864 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 1,107,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 27 36 46 54 69 72 92 108 138 184 207 216 223 276 414 446 552 621 669 828 892 1,242 1,338 1,656 1,784 2,007 2,484 2,676 4,014 4,968 5,129 5,352 6,021 8,028 10,258 12,042 15,387 16,056 20,516 24,084 30,774 41,032 46,161 48,168 61,548 92,322 123,096 138,483 184,644 276,966 369,288 553,932 and 1,107,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,107,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,107,864, 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).