Q: Is 1,224,816 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,816 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 1,224,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 19 24 34 38 48 51 57 68 76 79 102 114 136 152 158 204 228 237 272 304 316 323 408 456 474 632 646 816 912 948 969 1,264 1,292 1,343 1,501 1,896 1,938 2,584 2,686 3,002 3,792 3,876 4,029 4,503 5,168 5,372 6,004 7,752 8,058 9,006 10,744 12,008 15,504 16,116 18,012 21,488 24,016 25,517 32,232 36,024 51,034 64,464 72,048 76,551 102,068 153,102 204,136 306,204 408,272 612,408 and 1,224,816, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,816, 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).