Q: Is 1,122,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,122,216 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 1,122,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 23 24 38 46 57 69 76 92 107 114 138 152 184 214 228 276 321 428 437 456 552 642 856 874 1,284 1,311 1,748 2,033 2,461 2,568 2,622 3,496 4,066 4,922 5,244 6,099 7,383 8,132 9,844 10,488 12,198 14,766 16,264 19,688 24,396 29,532 46,759 48,792 59,064 93,518 140,277 187,036 280,554 374,072 561,108 and 1,122,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,122,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,122,216, 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).