Q: Is 1,263,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,263,024 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 1,263,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 98 112 126 144 147 168 179 196 252 294 336 358 392 441 504 537 588 716 784 882 1,008 1,074 1,176 1,253 1,432 1,611 1,764 2,148 2,352 2,506 2,864 3,222 3,528 3,759 4,296 5,012 6,444 7,056 7,518 8,592 8,771 10,024 11,277 12,888 15,036 17,542 20,048 22,554 25,776 26,313 30,072 35,084 45,108 52,626 60,144 70,168 78,939 90,216 105,252 140,336 157,878 180,432 210,504 315,756 421,008 631,512 and 1,263,024, with no remainder.

Since 1,263,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,263,024, 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).