Q: Is 1,266,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,266,552 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 1,266,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 359 392 441 504 588 718 882 1,077 1,176 1,436 1,764 2,154 2,513 2,872 3,231 3,528 4,308 5,026 6,462 7,539 8,616 10,052 12,924 15,078 17,591 20,104 22,617 25,848 30,156 35,182 45,234 52,773 60,312 70,364 90,468 105,546 140,728 158,319 180,936 211,092 316,638 422,184 633,276 and 1,266,552, with no remainder.

Since 1,266,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,266,552, 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).