Q: Is 1,248,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,248,324 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 1,248,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 49 66 77 84 98 132 147 154 193 196 231 294 308 386 462 539 579 588 772 924 1,078 1,158 1,351 1,617 2,123 2,156 2,316 2,702 3,234 4,053 4,246 5,404 6,369 6,468 8,106 8,492 9,457 12,738 14,861 16,212 18,914 25,476 28,371 29,722 37,828 44,583 56,742 59,444 89,166 104,027 113,484 178,332 208,054 312,081 416,108 624,162 and 1,248,324, with no remainder.

Since 1,248,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,248,324, 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).