Q: Is 1,370,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,370,616 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 1,370,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 23 24 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 104 138 156 184 191 276 299 312 382 552 573 598 764 897 1,146 1,196 1,528 1,794 2,292 2,392 2,483 3,588 4,393 4,584 4,966 7,176 7,449 8,786 9,932 13,179 14,898 17,572 19,864 26,358 29,796 35,144 52,716 57,109 59,592 105,432 114,218 171,327 228,436 342,654 456,872 685,308 and 1,370,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,370,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,370,616, 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).