Q: Is 1,344,564 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,344,564 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 1,344,564 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 34 36 39 51 52 68 78 102 117 153 156 169 204 221 234 306 338 442 468 507 612 663 676 884 1,014 1,326 1,521 1,989 2,028 2,197 2,652 2,873 3,042 3,978 4,394 5,746 6,084 6,591 7,956 8,619 8,788 11,492 13,182 17,238 19,773 25,857 26,364 34,476 37,349 39,546 51,714 74,698 79,092 103,428 112,047 149,396 224,094 336,141 448,188 672,282 and 1,344,564, with no remainder.

Since 1,344,564 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,344,564, 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).