Q: Is 1,268,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,268,136 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 1,268,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 72 76 81 103 108 114 152 162 171 206 216 228 309 324 342 412 456 513 618 648 684 824 927 1,026 1,236 1,368 1,539 1,854 1,957 2,052 2,472 2,781 3,078 3,708 3,914 4,104 5,562 5,871 6,156 7,416 7,828 8,343 11,124 11,742 12,312 15,656 16,686 17,613 22,248 23,484 33,372 35,226 46,968 52,839 66,744 70,452 105,678 140,904 158,517 211,356 317,034 422,712 634,068 and 1,268,136, with no remainder.

Since 1,268,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,268,136, 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).