Q: Is 1,151,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,151,136 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 1,151,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 571 672 1,008 1,142 1,713 2,016 2,284 3,426 3,997 4,568 5,139 6,852 7,994 9,136 10,278 11,991 13,704 15,988 18,272 20,556 23,982 27,408 31,976 35,973 41,112 47,964 54,816 63,952 71,946 82,224 95,928 127,904 143,892 164,448 191,856 287,784 383,712 575,568 and 1,151,136, with no remainder.

Since 1,151,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,151,136, 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).