Q: Is 1,366,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,366,008 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 1,366,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 94 141 168 173 188 282 329 346 376 519 564 658 692 987 1,038 1,128 1,211 1,316 1,384 1,974 2,076 2,422 2,632 3,633 3,948 4,152 4,844 7,266 7,896 8,131 9,688 14,532 16,262 24,393 29,064 32,524 48,786 56,917 65,048 97,572 113,834 170,751 195,144 227,668 341,502 455,336 683,004 and 1,366,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,366,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,366,008, 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).