Q: Is 1,266,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,266,768 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 1,266,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 36 38 48 57 72 76 114 144 152 171 228 304 342 456 463 684 912 926 1,368 1,389 1,852 2,736 2,778 3,704 4,167 5,556 7,408 8,334 8,797 11,112 16,668 17,594 22,224 26,391 33,336 35,188 52,782 66,672 70,376 79,173 105,564 140,752 158,346 211,128 316,692 422,256 633,384 and 1,266,768, with no remainder.

Since 1,266,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,266,768, 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).