Q: Is 1,115,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,115,424 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 1,115,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 216 288 432 864 1,291 2,582 3,873 5,164 7,746 10,328 11,619 15,492 20,656 23,238 30,984 34,857 41,312 46,476 61,968 69,714 92,952 123,936 139,428 185,904 278,856 371,808 557,712 and 1,115,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,115,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,115,424, 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).