Q: Is 1,014,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,014,444 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 1,014,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 31 36 54 62 81 93 101 108 124 162 186 202 279 303 324 372 404 558 606 837 909 1,116 1,212 1,674 1,818 2,511 2,727 3,131 3,348 3,636 5,022 5,454 6,262 8,181 9,393 10,044 10,908 12,524 16,362 18,786 28,179 32,724 37,572 56,358 84,537 112,716 169,074 253,611 338,148 507,222 and 1,014,444, with no remainder.

Since 1,014,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,014,444, 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).