Q: Is 1,301,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,301,184 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 1,301,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 251 288 324 432 502 576 648 753 864 1,004 1,296 1,506 1,728 2,008 2,259 2,592 3,012 4,016 4,518 5,184 6,024 6,777 8,032 9,036 12,048 13,554 16,064 18,072 20,331 24,096 27,108 36,144 40,662 48,192 54,216 72,288 81,324 108,432 144,576 162,648 216,864 325,296 433,728 650,592 and 1,301,184, with no remainder.

Since 1,301,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,301,184, 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).