Q: Is 1,163,904 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,163,904 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 1,163,904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 433 448 672 866 896 1,299 1,344 1,732 2,598 2,688 3,031 3,464 5,196 6,062 6,928 9,093 10,392 12,124 13,856 18,186 20,784 24,248 27,712 36,372 41,568 48,496 55,424 72,744 83,136 96,992 145,488 166,272 193,984 290,976 387,968 581,952 and 1,163,904, with no remainder.

Since 1,163,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,163,904, 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).