Q: Is 1,125,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,125,264 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 1,125,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 102 112 119 136 168 197 204 238 272 336 357 394 408 476 591 714 788 816 952 1,182 1,379 1,428 1,576 1,904 2,364 2,758 2,856 3,152 3,349 4,137 4,728 5,516 5,712 6,698 8,274 9,456 10,047 11,032 13,396 16,548 20,094 22,064 23,443 26,792 33,096 40,188 46,886 53,584 66,192 70,329 80,376 93,772 140,658 160,752 187,544 281,316 375,088 562,632 and 1,125,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,125,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,125,264, 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).