Q: Is 1,232,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,232,784 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 1,232,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,223 2,446 3,669 4,892 7,338 8,561 9,784 11,007 14,676 17,122 19,568 22,014 25,683 29,352 34,244 44,028 51,366 58,704 68,488 77,049 88,056 102,732 136,976 154,098 176,112 205,464 308,196 410,928 616,392 and 1,232,784, with no remainder.

Since 1,232,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,232,784, 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).