Q: Is 1,310,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,310,616 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 1,310,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 109 167 218 327 334 436 501 654 668 872 981 1,002 1,308 1,336 1,503 1,962 2,004 2,616 3,006 3,924 4,008 6,012 7,848 12,024 18,203 36,406 54,609 72,812 109,218 145,624 163,827 218,436 327,654 436,872 655,308 and 1,310,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,310,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,310,616, 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).