Q: Is 1,264,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,264,032 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 1,264,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18 19 21 22 24 27 28 32 33 36 38 42 44 48 54 56 57 63 66 72 76 77 84 88 96 99 108 112 114 126 132 133 144 152 154 168 171 176 189 198 209 216 224 228 231 252 264 266 288 297 304 308 336 342 352 378 396 399 418 432 456 462 504 513 528 532 594 608 616 627 672 684 693 756 792 798 836 864 912 924 1,008 1,026 1,056 1,064 1,188 1,197 1,232 1,254 1,368 1,386 1,463 1,512 1,584 1,596 1,672 1,824 1,848 1,881 2,016 2,052 2,079 2,128 2,376 2,394 2,464 2,508 2,736 2,772 2,926 3,024 3,168 3,192 3,344 3,591 3,696 3,762 4,104 4,158 4,256 4,389 4,752 4,788 5,016 5,472 5,544 5,643 5,852 6,048 6,384 6,688 7,182 7,392 7,524 8,208 8,316 8,778 9,504 9,576 10,032 11,088 11,286 11,704 12,768 13,167 14,364 15,048 16,416 16,632 17,556 19,152 20,064 22,176 22,572 23,408 26,334 28,728 30,096 33,264 35,112 38,304 39,501 45,144 46,816 52,668 57,456 60,192 66,528 70,224 79,002 90,288 105,336 114,912 140,448 158,004 180,576 210,672 316,008 421,344 632,016 and 1,264,032, with no remainder.

Since 1,264,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,264,032, 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).