Q: Is 1,115,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,115,928 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 1,115,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 132 198 264 396 792 1,409 2,818 4,227 5,636 8,454 11,272 12,681 15,499 16,908 25,362 30,998 33,816 46,497 50,724 61,996 92,994 101,448 123,992 139,491 185,988 278,982 371,976 557,964 and 1,115,928, with no remainder.

Since 1,115,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,115,928, 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).