Q: Is 1,124,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,124,448 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 1,124,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 17 24 26 32 34 39 48 51 52 53 68 78 96 102 104 106 136 156 159 204 208 212 221 272 312 318 408 416 424 442 544 624 636 663 689 816 848 884 901 1,248 1,272 1,326 1,378 1,632 1,696 1,768 1,802 2,067 2,544 2,652 2,703 2,756 3,536 3,604 4,134 5,088 5,304 5,406 5,512 7,072 7,208 8,268 10,608 10,812 11,024 11,713 14,416 16,536 21,216 21,624 22,048 23,426 28,832 33,072 35,139 43,248 46,852 66,144 70,278 86,496 93,704 140,556 187,408 281,112 374,816 562,224 and 1,124,448, with no remainder.

Since 1,124,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,124,448, 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).