Q: Is 1,261,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,261,848 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 1,261,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 37 42 49 56 58 74 84 87 98 111 116 147 148 168 174 196 203 222 232 259 294 296 348 392 406 444 518 588 609 696 777 812 888 1,036 1,073 1,176 1,218 1,421 1,554 1,624 1,813 2,072 2,146 2,436 2,842 3,108 3,219 3,626 4,263 4,292 4,872 5,439 5,684 6,216 6,438 7,252 7,511 8,526 8,584 10,878 11,368 12,876 14,504 15,022 17,052 21,756 22,533 25,752 30,044 34,104 43,512 45,066 52,577 60,088 90,132 105,154 157,731 180,264 210,308 315,462 420,616 630,924 and 1,261,848, with no remainder.

Since 1,261,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,261,848, 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).