Q: Is 1,269,632 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,269,632 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 1,269,632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 52 56 64 91 104 109 112 128 182 208 218 224 364 416 436 448 728 763 832 872 896 1,417 1,456 1,526 1,664 1,744 2,834 2,912 3,052 3,488 5,668 5,824 6,104 6,976 9,919 11,336 11,648 12,208 13,952 19,838 22,672 24,416 39,676 45,344 48,832 79,352 90,688 97,664 158,704 181,376 317,408 634,816 and 1,269,632, with no remainder.

Since 1,269,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,269,632, 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).