Q: Is 1,281,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,281,024 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 1,281,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 139 144 192 256 278 288 384 417 512 556 576 768 834 1,024 1,112 1,152 1,251 1,536 1,668 2,224 2,304 2,502 3,072 3,336 4,448 4,608 5,004 6,672 8,896 9,216 10,008 13,344 17,792 20,016 26,688 35,584 40,032 53,376 71,168 80,064 106,752 142,336 160,128 213,504 320,256 427,008 640,512 and 1,281,024, with no remainder.

Since 1,281,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,281,024, 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).