Q: Is 1,331,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,331,264 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 1,331,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 31 32 44 61 62 64 88 122 124 176 244 248 341 352 488 496 671 682 704 976 992 1,342 1,364 1,891 1,952 1,984 2,684 2,728 3,782 3,904 5,368 5,456 7,564 10,736 10,912 15,128 20,801 21,472 21,824 30,256 41,602 42,944 60,512 83,204 121,024 166,408 332,816 665,632 and 1,331,264, with no remainder.

Since 1,331,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,331,264, 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).