Q: Is 1,316,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,316,616 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 1,316,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 357 408 461 476 714 922 952 1,383 1,428 1,844 2,766 2,856 3,227 3,688 5,532 6,454 7,837 9,681 11,064 12,908 15,674 19,362 23,511 25,816 31,348 38,724 47,022 54,859 62,696 77,448 94,044 109,718 164,577 188,088 219,436 329,154 438,872 658,308 and 1,316,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,316,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,316,616, 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).