Q: Is 1,124,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,124,032 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 1,124,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 52 56 64 91 104 112 182 193 208 224 364 386 416 448 728 772 832 1,351 1,456 1,544 2,509 2,702 2,912 3,088 5,018 5,404 5,824 6,176 10,036 10,808 12,352 17,563 20,072 21,616 35,126 40,144 43,232 70,252 80,288 86,464 140,504 160,576 281,008 562,016 and 1,124,032, with no remainder.

Since 1,124,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,124,032, 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).