Q: Is 1,284,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,284,624 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 1,284,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 198 264 396 528 792 811 1,584 1,622 2,433 3,244 4,866 6,488 7,299 8,921 9,732 12,976 14,598 17,842 19,464 26,763 29,196 35,684 38,928 53,526 58,392 71,368 80,289 107,052 116,784 142,736 160,578 214,104 321,156 428,208 642,312 and 1,284,624, with no remainder.

Since 1,284,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,284,624, 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).