Q: Is 1,235,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,235,808 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 1,235,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 613 672 1,008 1,226 1,839 2,016 2,452 3,678 4,291 4,904 5,517 7,356 8,582 9,808 11,034 12,873 14,712 17,164 19,616 22,068 25,746 29,424 34,328 38,619 44,136 51,492 58,848 68,656 77,238 88,272 102,984 137,312 154,476 176,544 205,968 308,952 411,936 617,904 and 1,235,808, with no remainder.

Since 1,235,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,235,808, 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).