Q: Is 1,247,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,247,232 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 1,247,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 29 32 42 48 56 58 64 84 87 96 112 116 128 168 174 192 203 224 232 256 336 348 384 406 448 464 512 609 672 696 768 812 896 928 1,024 1,218 1,344 1,392 1,536 1,624 1,792 1,856 2,048 2,436 2,688 2,784 3,072 3,248 3,584 3,712 4,872 5,376 5,568 6,144 6,496 7,168 7,424 9,744 10,752 11,136 12,992 14,336 14,848 19,488 21,504 22,272 25,984 29,696 38,976 43,008 44,544 51,968 59,392 77,952 89,088 103,936 155,904 178,176 207,872 311,808 415,744 623,616 and 1,247,232, with no remainder.

Since 1,247,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,247,232, 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).