Q: Is 1,225,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,225,044 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 1,225,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 81 108 114 162 171 199 228 324 342 398 513 597 684 796 1,026 1,194 1,539 1,791 2,052 2,388 3,078 3,582 3,781 5,373 6,156 7,164 7,562 10,746 11,343 15,124 16,119 21,492 22,686 32,238 34,029 45,372 64,476 68,058 102,087 136,116 204,174 306,261 408,348 612,522 and 1,225,044, with no remainder.

Since 1,225,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,225,044, 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).