Q: Is 1,249,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,249,248 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 1,249,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 21 22 24 26 28 32 33 39 42 44 48 52 56 66 77 78 84 88 91 96 104 112 132 143 154 156 168 169 176 182 208 224 231 264 273 286 308 312 336 338 352 364 416 429 462 507 528 546 572 616 624 672 676 728 858 924 1,001 1,014 1,056 1,092 1,144 1,183 1,232 1,248 1,352 1,456 1,716 1,848 1,859 2,002 2,028 2,184 2,288 2,366 2,464 2,704 2,912 3,003 3,432 3,549 3,696 3,718 4,004 4,056 4,368 4,576 4,732 5,408 5,577 6,006 6,864 7,098 7,392 7,436 8,008 8,112 8,736 9,464 11,154 12,012 13,013 13,728 14,196 14,872 16,016 16,224 18,928 22,308 24,024 26,026 28,392 29,744 32,032 37,856 39,039 44,616 48,048 52,052 56,784 59,488 78,078 89,232 96,096 104,104 113,568 156,156 178,464 208,208 312,312 416,416 624,624 and 1,249,248, with no remainder.

Since 1,249,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,249,248, 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).