Q: Is 1,128,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,128,512 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 1,128,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 64 77 88 112 154 176 224 229 308 352 448 458 616 704 916 1,232 1,603 1,832 2,464 2,519 3,206 3,664 4,928 5,038 6,412 7,328 10,076 12,824 14,656 17,633 20,152 25,648 35,266 40,304 51,296 70,532 80,608 102,592 141,064 161,216 282,128 564,256 and 1,128,512, with no remainder.

Since 1,128,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,128,512, 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).