Q: Is 1,373,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,373,568 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 1,373,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 73 84 96 98 112 128 146 147 168 192 196 219 224 292 294 336 384 392 438 448 511 584 588 672 784 876 896 1,022 1,168 1,176 1,344 1,533 1,568 1,752 2,044 2,336 2,352 2,688 3,066 3,136 3,504 3,577 4,088 4,672 4,704 6,132 6,272 7,008 7,154 8,176 9,344 9,408 10,731 12,264 14,016 14,308 16,352 18,816 21,462 24,528 28,032 28,616 32,704 42,924 49,056 57,232 65,408 85,848 98,112 114,464 171,696 196,224 228,928 343,392 457,856 686,784 and 1,373,568, with no remainder.

Since 1,373,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,373,568, 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).