Q: Is 1,126,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,126,632 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 1,126,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 23 24 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 104 138 156 157 184 276 299 312 314 471 552 598 628 897 942 1,196 1,256 1,794 1,884 2,041 2,392 3,588 3,611 3,768 4,082 6,123 7,176 7,222 8,164 10,833 12,246 14,444 16,328 21,666 24,492 28,888 43,332 46,943 48,984 86,664 93,886 140,829 187,772 281,658 375,544 563,316 and 1,126,632, with no remainder.

Since 1,126,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,126,632, 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).