Q: Is 1,154,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,154,304 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 1,154,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 167 192 216 256 288 334 384 432 501 576 668 768 864 1,002 1,152 1,336 1,503 1,728 2,004 2,304 2,672 3,006 3,456 4,008 4,509 5,344 6,012 6,912 8,016 9,018 10,688 12,024 16,032 18,036 21,376 24,048 32,064 36,072 42,752 48,096 64,128 72,144 96,192 128,256 144,288 192,384 288,576 384,768 577,152 and 1,154,304, with no remainder.

Since 1,154,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,154,304, 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).