Q: Is 1,295,028 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,295,028 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 1,295,028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 81 84 108 126 162 189 252 324 378 567 571 756 1,134 1,142 1,713 2,268 2,284 3,426 3,997 5,139 6,852 7,994 10,278 11,991 15,417 15,988 20,556 23,982 30,834 35,973 46,251 47,964 61,668 71,946 92,502 107,919 143,892 185,004 215,838 323,757 431,676 647,514 and 1,295,028, with no remainder.

Since 1,295,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,295,028, 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).