Q: Is 1,224,444 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,224,444 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 1,224,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 47 52 78 94 141 156 167 188 282 334 501 564 611 668 1,002 1,222 1,833 2,004 2,171 2,444 3,666 4,342 6,513 7,332 7,849 8,684 13,026 15,698 23,547 26,052 31,396 47,094 94,188 102,037 204,074 306,111 408,148 612,222 and 1,224,444, with no remainder.

Since 1,224,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,224,444, 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).