Q: Is 1,296,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,296,216 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 1,296,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 68 72 102 108 136 153 204 216 306 353 408 459 612 706 918 1,059 1,224 1,412 1,836 2,118 2,824 3,177 3,672 4,236 6,001 6,354 8,472 9,531 12,002 12,708 18,003 19,062 24,004 25,416 36,006 38,124 48,008 54,009 72,012 76,248 108,018 144,024 162,027 216,036 324,054 432,072 648,108 and 1,296,216, with no remainder.

Since 1,296,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,296,216, 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).