Q: Is 1,345,656 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,345,656 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 1,345,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 19 24 26 38 39 52 57 76 78 104 114 152 156 227 228 247 312 454 456 494 681 741 908 988 1,362 1,482 1,816 1,976 2,724 2,951 2,964 4,313 5,448 5,902 5,928 8,626 8,853 11,804 12,939 17,252 17,706 23,608 25,878 34,504 35,412 51,756 56,069 70,824 103,512 112,138 168,207 224,276 336,414 448,552 672,828 and 1,345,656, with no remainder.

Since 1,345,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,345,656, 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).