Q: Is 1,176,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,176,336 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 1,176,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 389 432 504 756 778 1,008 1,167 1,512 1,556 2,334 2,723 3,024 3,112 3,501 4,668 5,446 6,224 7,002 8,169 9,336 10,503 10,892 14,004 16,338 18,672 21,006 21,784 24,507 28,008 32,676 42,012 43,568 49,014 56,016 65,352 73,521 84,024 98,028 130,704 147,042 168,048 196,056 294,084 392,112 588,168 and 1,176,336, with no remainder.

Since 1,176,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176,336, 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).