Q: Is 1,296,288 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,296,288 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 1,296,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 643 672 1,008 1,286 1,929 2,016 2,572 3,858 4,501 5,144 5,787 7,716 9,002 10,288 11,574 13,503 15,432 18,004 20,576 23,148 27,006 30,864 36,008 40,509 46,296 54,012 61,728 72,016 81,018 92,592 108,024 144,032 162,036 185,184 216,048 324,072 432,096 648,144 and 1,296,288, with no remainder.

Since 1,296,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,296,288, 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).