Q: Is 1,224,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,216 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 1,224,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 347 392 441 504 588 694 882 1,041 1,176 1,388 1,764 2,082 2,429 2,776 3,123 3,528 4,164 4,858 6,246 7,287 8,328 9,716 12,492 14,574 17,003 19,432 21,861 24,984 29,148 34,006 43,722 51,009 58,296 68,012 87,444 102,018 136,024 153,027 174,888 204,036 306,054 408,072 612,108 and 1,224,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,216, 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).