Q: Is 1,163,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,616 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 1,163,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 23 24 31 32 34 46 48 51 62 68 69 92 93 96 102 124 136 138 184 186 204 248 272 276 368 372 391 408 496 527 544 552 713 736 744 782 816 992 1,054 1,104 1,173 1,426 1,488 1,564 1,581 1,632 2,108 2,139 2,208 2,346 2,852 2,976 3,128 3,162 4,216 4,278 4,692 5,704 6,256 6,324 8,432 8,556 9,384 11,408 12,121 12,512 12,648 16,864 17,112 18,768 22,816 24,242 25,296 34,224 36,363 37,536 48,484 50,592 68,448 72,726 96,968 145,452 193,936 290,904 387,872 581,808 and 1,163,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,616, 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).