Q: Is 1,371,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,371,744 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 1,371,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 96 99 132 144 176 198 264 288 352 396 433 528 792 866 1,056 1,299 1,584 1,732 2,598 3,168 3,464 3,897 4,763 5,196 6,928 7,794 9,526 10,392 13,856 14,289 15,588 19,052 20,784 28,578 31,176 38,104 41,568 42,867 57,156 62,352 76,208 85,734 114,312 124,704 152,416 171,468 228,624 342,936 457,248 685,872 and 1,371,744, with no remainder.

Since 1,371,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,371,744, 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).