Q: Is 1,311,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,311,264 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 1,311,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 48 58 72 87 96 116 144 157 174 232 261 288 314 348 464 471 522 628 696 928 942 1,044 1,256 1,392 1,413 1,884 2,088 2,512 2,784 2,826 3,768 4,176 4,553 5,024 5,652 7,536 8,352 9,106 11,304 13,659 15,072 18,212 22,608 27,318 36,424 40,977 45,216 54,636 72,848 81,954 109,272 145,696 163,908 218,544 327,816 437,088 655,632 and 1,311,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,311,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,311,264, 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).