Q: Is 1,163,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,664 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 1,163,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 8,081 16,162 24,243 32,324 48,486 64,648 72,729 96,972 129,296 145,458 193,944 290,916 387,888 581,832 and 1,163,664, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,664, 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).