Q: Is 1,304,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,304,376 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 1,304,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 23 24 34 46 51 68 69 92 102 136 138 139 184 204 276 278 391 408 417 552 556 782 834 1,112 1,173 1,564 1,668 2,346 2,363 3,128 3,197 3,336 4,692 4,726 6,394 7,089 9,384 9,452 9,591 12,788 14,178 18,904 19,182 25,576 28,356 38,364 54,349 56,712 76,728 108,698 163,047 217,396 326,094 434,792 652,188 and 1,304,376, with no remainder.

Since 1,304,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,304,376, 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).