Q: Is 1,121,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,121,256 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 1,121,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 87 108 116 174 179 216 232 261 348 358 522 537 696 716 783 1,044 1,074 1,432 1,566 1,611 2,088 2,148 3,132 3,222 4,296 4,833 5,191 6,264 6,444 9,666 10,382 12,888 15,573 19,332 20,764 31,146 38,664 41,528 46,719 62,292 93,438 124,584 140,157 186,876 280,314 373,752 560,628 and 1,121,256, with no remainder.

Since 1,121,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,121,256, 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).