Q: Is 1,368,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,368,864 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 1,368,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 49 56 63 72 84 96 97 98 112 126 144 147 168 194 196 224 252 288 291 294 336 388 392 441 504 582 588 672 679 776 784 873 882 1,008 1,164 1,176 1,358 1,552 1,568 1,746 1,764 2,016 2,037 2,328 2,352 2,716 3,104 3,492 3,528 4,074 4,656 4,704 4,753 5,432 6,111 6,984 7,056 8,148 9,312 9,506 10,864 12,222 13,968 14,112 14,259 16,296 19,012 21,728 24,444 27,936 28,518 32,592 38,024 42,777 48,888 57,036 65,184 76,048 85,554 97,776 114,072 152,096 171,108 195,552 228,144 342,216 456,288 684,432 and 1,368,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,368,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,368,864, 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).