Q: Is 1,371,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,371,888 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 1,371,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 504 1,008 1,361 2,722 4,083 5,444 8,166 9,527 10,888 12,249 16,332 19,054 21,776 24,498 28,581 32,664 38,108 48,996 57,162 65,328 76,216 85,743 97,992 114,324 152,432 171,486 195,984 228,648 342,972 457,296 685,944 and 1,371,888, with no remainder.

Since 1,371,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,371,888, 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).