Q: Is 1,358,592 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,358,592 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 1,358,592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 61 64 87 96 116 122 128 174 183 192 232 244 256 348 366 384 464 488 696 732 768 928 976 1,392 1,464 1,769 1,856 1,952 2,784 2,928 3,538 3,712 3,904 5,307 5,568 5,856 7,076 7,424 7,808 10,614 11,136 11,712 14,152 15,616 21,228 22,272 23,424 28,304 42,456 46,848 56,608 84,912 113,216 169,824 226,432 339,648 452,864 679,296 and 1,358,592, with no remainder.

Since 1,358,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,358,592, 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).