Q: Is 1,126,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,126,776 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 1,126,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 19 21 24 28 38 42 56 57 76 84 114 133 152 168 228 266 353 399 456 532 706 798 1,059 1,064 1,412 1,596 2,118 2,471 2,824 3,192 4,236 4,942 6,707 7,413 8,472 9,884 13,414 14,826 19,768 20,121 26,828 29,652 40,242 46,949 53,656 59,304 80,484 93,898 140,847 160,968 187,796 281,694 375,592 563,388 and 1,126,776, with no remainder.

Since 1,126,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,126,776, 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).