Q: Is 1,264,068 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,264,068 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 1,264,068 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 52 73 74 78 111 117 146 148 156 219 222 234 292 333 438 444 468 481 657 666 876 949 962 1,314 1,332 1,443 1,898 1,924 2,628 2,701 2,847 2,886 3,796 4,329 5,402 5,694 5,772 8,103 8,541 8,658 10,804 11,388 16,206 17,082 17,316 24,309 32,412 34,164 35,113 48,618 70,226 97,236 105,339 140,452 210,678 316,017 421,356 632,034 and 1,264,068, with no remainder.

Since 1,264,068 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,264,068, 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).