Q: Is 1,327,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,327,872 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 1,327,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 32 38 39 42 48 52 56 57 64 76 78 84 91 96 104 112 114 128 133 152 156 168 182 192 208 224 228 247 256 266 273 304 312 336 364 384 399 416 448 456 494 532 546 608 624 672 728 741 768 798 832 896 912 988 1,064 1,092 1,216 1,248 1,344 1,456 1,482 1,596 1,664 1,729 1,792 1,824 1,976 2,128 2,184 2,432 2,496 2,688 2,912 2,964 3,192 3,328 3,458 3,648 3,952 4,256 4,368 4,864 4,992 5,187 5,376 5,824 5,928 6,384 6,916 7,296 7,904 8,512 8,736 9,984 10,374 11,648 11,856 12,768 13,832 14,592 15,808 17,024 17,472 20,748 23,296 23,712 25,536 27,664 31,616 34,048 34,944 41,496 47,424 51,072 55,328 63,232 69,888 82,992 94,848 102,144 110,656 165,984 189,696 221,312 331,968 442,624 663,936 and 1,327,872, with no remainder.

Since 1,327,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,327,872, 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).