Q: Is 1,307,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,307,136 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 1,307,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 37 46 48 64 69 74 92 96 111 128 138 148 184 192 222 256 276 296 368 384 444 512 552 592 736 768 851 888 1,104 1,184 1,472 1,536 1,702 1,776 2,208 2,368 2,553 2,944 3,404 3,552 4,416 4,736 5,106 5,888 6,808 7,104 8,832 9,472 10,212 11,776 13,616 14,208 17,664 18,944 20,424 27,232 28,416 35,328 40,848 54,464 56,832 81,696 108,928 163,392 217,856 326,784 435,712 653,568 and 1,307,136, with no remainder.

Since 1,307,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,307,136, 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).