Q: Is 1,241,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,241,448 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 1,241,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 23 24 26 39 46 52 69 78 92 104 138 156 173 184 276 299 312 346 519 552 598 692 897 1,038 1,196 1,384 1,794 2,076 2,249 2,392 3,588 3,979 4,152 4,498 6,747 7,176 7,958 8,996 11,937 13,494 15,916 17,992 23,874 26,988 31,832 47,748 51,727 53,976 95,496 103,454 155,181 206,908 310,362 413,816 620,724 and 1,241,448, with no remainder.

Since 1,241,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,241,448, 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).