Q: Is 1,272,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,272,768 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 1,272,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 192 224 336 448 672 947 1,344 1,894 2,841 3,788 5,682 6,629 7,576 11,364 13,258 15,152 19,887 22,728 26,516 30,304 39,774 45,456 53,032 60,608 79,548 90,912 106,064 159,096 181,824 212,128 318,192 424,256 636,384 and 1,272,768, with no remainder.

Since 1,272,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,272,768, 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).