Q: Is 1,125,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,125,936 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 1,125,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,117 2,234 3,351 4,468 6,702 7,819 8,936 10,053 13,404 15,638 17,872 20,106 23,457 26,808 31,276 40,212 46,914 53,616 62,552 70,371 80,424 93,828 125,104 140,742 160,848 187,656 281,484 375,312 562,968 and 1,125,936, with no remainder.

Since 1,125,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,125,936, 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).