Q: Is 1,117,368 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,117,368 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 1,117,368 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 739 756 1,478 1,512 2,217 2,956 4,434 5,173 5,912 6,651 8,868 10,346 13,302 15,519 17,736 19,953 20,692 26,604 31,038 39,906 41,384 46,557 53,208 62,076 79,812 93,114 124,152 139,671 159,624 186,228 279,342 372,456 558,684 and 1,117,368, with no remainder.

Since 1,117,368 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,117,368, 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).