Q: Is 1,127,168 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,127,168 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 1,127,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 37 56 64 68 74 112 119 128 136 148 224 238 256 259 272 296 448 476 518 544 592 629 896 952 1,036 1,088 1,184 1,258 1,792 1,904 2,072 2,176 2,368 2,516 3,808 4,144 4,352 4,403 4,736 5,032 7,616 8,288 8,806 9,472 10,064 15,232 16,576 17,612 20,128 30,464 33,152 35,224 40,256 66,304 70,448 80,512 140,896 161,024 281,792 563,584 and 1,127,168, with no remainder.

Since 1,127,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,127,168, 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).