Q: Is 1,322,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,322,496 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 1,322,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 41 42 48 56 63 64 72 82 84 96 112 123 126 128 144 164 168 192 224 246 252 256 287 288 328 336 369 384 448 492 504 512 574 576 656 672 738 768 861 896 984 1,008 1,148 1,152 1,312 1,344 1,476 1,536 1,722 1,792 1,968 2,016 2,296 2,304 2,583 2,624 2,688 2,952 3,444 3,584 3,936 4,032 4,592 4,608 5,166 5,248 5,376 5,904 6,888 7,872 8,064 9,184 10,332 10,496 10,752 11,808 13,776 15,744 16,128 18,368 20,664 20,992 23,616 27,552 31,488 32,256 36,736 41,328 47,232 55,104 62,976 73,472 82,656 94,464 110,208 146,944 165,312 188,928 220,416 330,624 440,832 661,248 and 1,322,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,322,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,322,496, 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).