Q: Is 1,312,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,312,248 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 1,312,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 73 84 107 146 168 214 219 292 321 428 438 511 584 642 749 856 876 1,022 1,284 1,498 1,533 1,752 2,044 2,247 2,568 2,996 3,066 4,088 4,494 5,992 6,132 7,811 8,988 12,264 15,622 17,976 23,433 31,244 46,866 54,677 62,488 93,732 109,354 164,031 187,464 218,708 328,062 437,416 656,124 and 1,312,248, with no remainder.

Since 1,312,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,312,248, 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).