Q: Is 1,344,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,344,462 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 1,344,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 49 51 98 102 119 147 238 269 294 357 538 714 807 833 1,614 1,666 1,883 2,499 3,766 4,573 4,998 5,649 9,146 11,298 13,181 13,719 26,362 27,438 32,011 39,543 64,022 79,086 96,033 192,066 224,077 448,154 672,231 and 1,344,462, with no remainder.

Since 1,344,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,344,462, 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).