Q: Is 1,171,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,171,968 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 1,171,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 109 112 128 168 192 218 224 256 327 336 384 436 448 512 654 672 763 768 872 896 1,308 1,344 1,526 1,536 1,744 1,792 2,289 2,616 2,688 3,052 3,488 3,584 4,578 5,232 5,376 6,104 6,976 9,156 10,464 10,752 12,208 13,952 18,312 20,928 24,416 27,904 36,624 41,856 48,832 55,808 73,248 83,712 97,664 146,496 167,424 195,328 292,992 390,656 585,984 and 1,171,968, with no remainder.

Since 1,171,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,171,968, 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).