Q: Is 1,204,392 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,204,392 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 1,204,392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 67 84 107 134 168 201 214 268 321 402 428 469 536 642 749 804 856 938 1,284 1,407 1,498 1,608 1,876 2,247 2,568 2,814 2,996 3,752 4,494 5,628 5,992 7,169 8,988 11,256 14,338 17,976 21,507 28,676 43,014 50,183 57,352 86,028 100,366 150,549 172,056 200,732 301,098 401,464 602,196 and 1,204,392, with no remainder.

Since 1,204,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,204,392, 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).