Q: Is 1,176,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,176,672 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 1,176,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 32 34 42 48 51 56 68 84 96 102 103 112 119 136 168 204 206 224 238 272 309 336 357 408 412 476 544 618 672 714 721 816 824 952 1,236 1,428 1,442 1,632 1,648 1,751 1,904 2,163 2,472 2,856 2,884 3,296 3,502 3,808 4,326 4,944 5,253 5,712 5,768 7,004 8,652 9,888 10,506 11,424 11,536 12,257 14,008 17,304 21,012 23,072 24,514 28,016 34,608 36,771 42,024 49,028 56,032 69,216 73,542 84,048 98,056 147,084 168,096 196,112 294,168 392,224 588,336 and 1,176,672, with no remainder.

Since 1,176,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,176,672, 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).