Q: Is 1,128,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,128,608 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 1,128,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 104 208 416 2,713 5,426 10,852 21,704 35,269 43,408 70,538 86,816 141,076 282,152 564,304 and 1,128,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,128,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,128,608, 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).