Q: Is 1,257,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,257,672 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 1,257,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 29 39 52 58 78 87 104 116 139 156 174 232 278 312 348 377 417 556 696 754 834 1,112 1,131 1,508 1,668 1,807 2,262 3,016 3,336 3,614 4,031 4,524 5,421 7,228 8,062 9,048 10,842 12,093 14,456 16,124 21,684 24,186 32,248 43,368 48,372 52,403 96,744 104,806 157,209 209,612 314,418 419,224 628,836 and 1,257,672, with no remainder.

Since 1,257,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,257,672, 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).