Q: Is 1,258,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,258,296 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 1,258,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 37 39 52 74 78 104 109 111 148 156 218 222 296 312 327 436 444 481 654 872 888 962 1,308 1,417 1,443 1,924 2,616 2,834 2,886 3,848 4,033 4,251 5,668 5,772 8,066 8,502 11,336 11,544 12,099 16,132 17,004 24,198 32,264 34,008 48,396 52,429 96,792 104,858 157,287 209,716 314,574 419,432 629,148 and 1,258,296, with no remainder.

Since 1,258,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,258,296, 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).