Q: Is 1,313,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,313,424 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 1,313,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,303 2,606 3,909 5,212 7,818 9,121 10,424 11,727 15,636 18,242 20,848 23,454 27,363 31,272 36,484 46,908 54,726 62,544 72,968 82,089 93,816 109,452 145,936 164,178 187,632 218,904 328,356 437,808 656,712 and 1,313,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,313,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,313,424, 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).