Q: Is 1,236,928 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,236,928 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 1,236,928 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 32 44 56 64 77 88 112 154 176 224 251 308 352 448 502 616 704 1,004 1,232 1,757 2,008 2,464 2,761 3,514 4,016 4,928 5,522 7,028 8,032 11,044 14,056 16,064 19,327 22,088 28,112 38,654 44,176 56,224 77,308 88,352 112,448 154,616 176,704 309,232 618,464 and 1,236,928, with no remainder.

Since 1,236,928 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,236,928, 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).