Q: Is 1,235,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,235,304 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 1,235,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 19 21 24 27 28 36 38 42 43 54 56 57 63 72 76 84 86 108 114 126 129 133 152 168 171 172 189 216 228 252 258 266 301 342 344 378 387 399 456 504 513 516 532 602 684 756 774 798 817 903 1,026 1,032 1,064 1,161 1,197 1,204 1,368 1,512 1,548 1,596 1,634 1,806 2,052 2,322 2,394 2,408 2,451 2,709 3,096 3,192 3,268 3,591 3,612 4,104 4,644 4,788 4,902 5,418 5,719 6,536 7,182 7,224 7,353 8,127 9,288 9,576 9,804 10,836 11,438 14,364 14,706 16,254 17,157 19,608 21,672 22,059 22,876 28,728 29,412 32,508 34,314 44,118 45,752 51,471 58,824 65,016 68,628 88,236 102,942 137,256 154,413 176,472 205,884 308,826 411,768 617,652 and 1,235,304, with no remainder.

Since 1,235,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,235,304, 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).