Q: Is 1,186,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,186,432 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 1,186,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 23 26 31 32 46 52 62 64 92 104 124 128 184 208 248 299 368 403 416 496 598 713 736 806 832 992 1,196 1,426 1,472 1,612 1,664 1,984 2,392 2,852 2,944 3,224 3,968 4,784 5,704 6,448 9,269 9,568 11,408 12,896 18,538 19,136 22,816 25,792 37,076 38,272 45,632 51,584 74,152 91,264 148,304 296,608 593,216 and 1,186,432, with no remainder.

Since 1,186,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,186,432, 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).