Q: Is 1,255,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,255,464 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 1,255,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 47 53 56 63 72 84 94 106 126 141 159 168 188 212 252 282 318 329 371 376 423 424 477 504 564 636 658 742 846 954 987 1,113 1,128 1,272 1,316 1,484 1,692 1,908 1,974 2,226 2,491 2,632 2,961 2,968 3,339 3,384 3,816 3,948 4,452 4,982 5,922 6,678 7,473 7,896 8,904 9,964 11,844 13,356 14,946 17,437 19,928 22,419 23,688 26,712 29,892 34,874 44,838 52,311 59,784 69,748 89,676 104,622 139,496 156,933 179,352 209,244 313,866 418,488 627,732 and 1,255,464, with no remainder.

Since 1,255,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,255,464, 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).