Q: Is 1,272,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,272,216 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 1,272,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 61 66 79 88 122 132 158 183 237 244 264 316 366 474 488 632 671 732 869 948 1,342 1,464 1,738 1,896 2,013 2,607 2,684 3,476 4,026 4,819 5,214 5,368 6,952 8,052 9,638 10,428 14,457 16,104 19,276 20,856 28,914 38,552 53,009 57,828 106,018 115,656 159,027 212,036 318,054 424,072 636,108 and 1,272,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,272,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272,216, 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).