Q: Is 1,169,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,169,688 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 1,169,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 23 24 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 104 138 156 163 184 276 299 312 326 489 552 598 652 897 978 1,196 1,304 1,794 1,956 2,119 2,392 3,588 3,749 3,912 4,238 6,357 7,176 7,498 8,476 11,247 12,714 14,996 16,952 22,494 25,428 29,992 44,988 48,737 50,856 89,976 97,474 146,211 194,948 292,422 389,896 584,844 and 1,169,688, with no remainder.

Since 1,169,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,169,688, 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).