Q: Is 1,167,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,167,296 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 1,167,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 23 26 32 46 52 61 64 92 104 122 184 208 244 299 368 416 488 598 736 793 832 976 1,196 1,403 1,472 1,586 1,952 2,392 2,806 3,172 3,904 4,784 5,612 6,344 9,568 11,224 12,688 18,239 19,136 22,448 25,376 36,478 44,896 50,752 72,956 89,792 145,912 291,824 583,648 and 1,167,296, with no remainder.

Since 1,167,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,167,296, 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).