Q: Is 1,368,228 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,368,228 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 1,368,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 19 34 38 51 57 68 76 102 114 204 228 323 353 646 706 969 1,059 1,292 1,412 1,938 2,118 3,876 4,236 6,001 6,707 12,002 13,414 18,003 20,121 24,004 26,828 36,006 40,242 72,012 80,484 114,019 228,038 342,057 456,076 684,114 and 1,368,228, with no remainder.

Since 1,368,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,368,228, 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).