Q: Is 1,125,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,125,072 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 1,125,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 104 117 144 156 208 234 312 468 601 624 936 1,202 1,803 1,872 2,404 3,606 4,808 5,409 7,212 7,813 9,616 10,818 14,424 15,626 21,636 23,439 28,848 31,252 43,272 46,878 62,504 70,317 86,544 93,756 125,008 140,634 187,512 281,268 375,024 562,536 and 1,125,072, with no remainder.

Since 1,125,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,125,072, 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).