Q: Is 1,292,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,292,032 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 1,292,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 98 103 112 128 196 206 224 256 392 412 448 721 784 824 896 1,442 1,568 1,648 1,792 2,884 3,136 3,296 5,047 5,768 6,272 6,592 10,094 11,536 12,544 13,184 20,188 23,072 26,368 40,376 46,144 80,752 92,288 161,504 184,576 323,008 646,016 and 1,292,032, with no remainder.

Since 1,292,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,292,032, 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).