Q: Is 1,173,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,173,312 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 1,173,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 84 96 97 108 112 126 144 168 189 192 194 216 224 252 288 291 336 378 388 432 448 504 576 582 672 679 756 776 864 873 1,008 1,164 1,344 1,358 1,512 1,552 1,728 1,746 2,016 2,037 2,328 2,619 2,716 3,024 3,104 3,492 4,032 4,074 4,656 5,238 5,432 6,048 6,111 6,208 6,984 8,148 9,312 10,476 10,864 12,096 12,222 13,968 16,296 18,333 18,624 20,952 21,728 24,444 27,936 32,592 36,666 41,904 43,456 48,888 55,872 65,184 73,332 83,808 97,776 130,368 146,664 167,616 195,552 293,328 391,104 586,656 and 1,173,312, with no remainder.

Since 1,173,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,173,312, 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).