Q: Is 1,136,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,136,268 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 1,136,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 81 84 108 126 162 167 189 243 252 324 334 378 486 501 567 668 756 972 1,002 1,134 1,169 1,503 1,701 2,004 2,268 2,338 3,006 3,402 3,507 4,509 4,676 6,012 6,804 7,014 9,018 10,521 13,527 14,028 18,036 21,042 27,054 31,563 40,581 42,084 54,108 63,126 81,162 94,689 126,252 162,324 189,378 284,067 378,756 568,134 and 1,136,268, with no remainder.

Since 1,136,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,136,268, 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).