Q: Is 1,165,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,165,056 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 1,165,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 41 48 64 74 82 96 111 123 128 148 164 192 222 246 256 296 328 384 444 492 592 656 768 888 984 1,184 1,312 1,517 1,776 1,968 2,368 2,624 3,034 3,552 3,936 4,551 4,736 5,248 6,068 7,104 7,872 9,102 9,472 10,496 12,136 14,208 15,744 18,204 24,272 28,416 31,488 36,408 48,544 72,816 97,088 145,632 194,176 291,264 388,352 582,528 and 1,165,056, with no remainder.

Since 1,165,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,165,056, 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).