Q: Is 1,241,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,241,472 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 1,241,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 53 61 64 96 106 122 128 159 183 192 212 244 318 366 384 424 488 636 732 848 976 1,272 1,464 1,696 1,952 2,544 2,928 3,233 3,392 3,904 5,088 5,856 6,466 6,784 7,808 9,699 10,176 11,712 12,932 19,398 20,352 23,424 25,864 38,796 51,728 77,592 103,456 155,184 206,912 310,368 413,824 620,736 and 1,241,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,241,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,241,472, 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).