Q: Is 1,163,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,272 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 1,163,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 13,219 26,438 52,876 105,752 145,409 290,818 581,636 and 1,163,272, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,272, 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).