Q: Is 1,311,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,311,336 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 1,311,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 216 234 312 351 467 468 702 934 936 1,401 1,404 1,868 2,802 2,808 3,736 4,203 5,604 6,071 8,406 11,208 12,142 12,609 16,812 18,213 24,284 25,218 33,624 36,426 48,568 50,436 54,639 72,852 100,872 109,278 145,704 163,917 218,556 327,834 437,112 655,668 and 1,311,336, with no remainder.

Since 1,311,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,311,336, 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).