Q: Is 1,383,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,383,936 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 1,383,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 53 64 68 96 102 106 128 136 159 192 204 212 256 272 318 384 408 424 512 544 636 768 816 848 901 1,088 1,272 1,536 1,632 1,696 1,802 2,176 2,544 2,703 3,264 3,392 3,604 4,352 5,088 5,406 6,528 6,784 7,208 8,704 10,176 10,812 13,056 13,568 14,416 20,352 21,624 26,112 27,136 28,832 40,704 43,248 57,664 81,408 86,496 115,328 172,992 230,656 345,984 461,312 691,968 and 1,383,936, with no remainder.

Since 1,383,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,383,936, 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).