Q: Is 1,126,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,126,272 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 1,126,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 419 448 672 838 896 1,257 1,344 1,676 2,514 2,688 2,933 3,352 5,028 5,866 6,704 8,799 10,056 11,732 13,408 17,598 20,112 23,464 26,816 35,196 40,224 46,928 53,632 70,392 80,448 93,856 140,784 160,896 187,712 281,568 375,424 563,136 and 1,126,272, with no remainder.

Since 1,126,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,126,272, 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).