Q: Is 1,329,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,329,372 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 1,329,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 81 99 108 132 162 198 297 324 373 396 594 746 891 1,119 1,188 1,492 1,782 2,238 3,357 3,564 4,103 4,476 6,714 8,206 10,071 12,309 13,428 16,412 20,142 24,618 30,213 36,927 40,284 49,236 60,426 73,854 110,781 120,852 147,708 221,562 332,343 443,124 664,686 and 1,329,372, with no remainder.

Since 1,329,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,329,372, 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).