Q: Is 1,336,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,336,608 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 1,336,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 16 17 18 21 24 26 27 28 32 34 36 39 42 48 51 52 54 56 63 68 72 78 84 91 96 102 104 108 112 117 119 126 136 144 153 156 168 182 189 204 208 216 221 224 234 238 252 272 273 288 306 312 336 351 357 364 378 408 416 432 442 459 468 476 504 544 546 612 624 663 672 702 714 728 756 816 819 864 884 918 936 952 1,008 1,071 1,092 1,224 1,248 1,326 1,404 1,428 1,456 1,512 1,547 1,632 1,638 1,768 1,836 1,872 1,904 1,989 2,016 2,142 2,184 2,448 2,457 2,652 2,808 2,856 2,912 3,024 3,094 3,213 3,276 3,536 3,672 3,744 3,808 3,978 4,284 4,368 4,641 4,896 4,914 5,304 5,616 5,712 5,967 6,048 6,188 6,426 6,552 7,072 7,344 7,956 8,568 8,736 9,282 9,828 10,608 11,232 11,424 11,934 12,376 12,852 13,104 13,923 14,688 15,912 17,136 18,564 19,656 21,216 23,868 24,752 25,704 26,208 27,846 31,824 34,272 37,128 39,312 41,769 47,736 49,504 51,408 55,692 63,648 74,256 78,624 83,538 95,472 102,816 111,384 148,512 167,076 190,944 222,768 334,152 445,536 668,304 and 1,336,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,336,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,336,608, 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).