Q: Is 1,302,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,302,048 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 1,302,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 32 33 36 44 48 54 66 72 88 96 99 108 132 137 144 176 198 216 264 274 288 297 352 396 411 432 528 548 594 792 822 864 1,056 1,096 1,188 1,233 1,507 1,584 1,644 2,192 2,376 2,466 3,014 3,168 3,288 3,699 4,384 4,521 4,752 4,932 6,028 6,576 7,398 9,042 9,504 9,864 12,056 13,152 13,563 14,796 18,084 19,728 24,112 27,126 29,592 36,168 39,456 40,689 48,224 54,252 59,184 72,336 81,378 108,504 118,368 144,672 162,756 217,008 325,512 434,016 651,024 and 1,302,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,302,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,302,048, 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).