Q: Is 1,356,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,356,048 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 1,356,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 43 48 54 72 73 86 108 129 144 146 172 216 219 258 292 344 387 432 438 516 584 657 688 774 876 1,032 1,161 1,168 1,314 1,548 1,752 1,971 2,064 2,322 2,628 3,096 3,139 3,504 3,942 4,644 5,256 6,192 6,278 7,884 9,288 9,417 10,512 12,556 15,768 18,576 18,834 25,112 28,251 31,536 37,668 50,224 56,502 75,336 84,753 113,004 150,672 169,506 226,008 339,012 452,016 678,024 and 1,356,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,356,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,356,048, 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).