Q: Is 1,372,644 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,372,644 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 1,372,644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 13 14 18 21 26 28 36 39 42 52 63 78 84 91 117 126 156 182 234 252 273 364 419 468 546 819 838 1,092 1,257 1,638 1,676 2,514 2,933 3,276 3,771 5,028 5,447 5,866 7,542 8,799 10,894 11,732 15,084 16,341 17,598 21,788 26,397 32,682 35,196 38,129 49,023 52,794 65,364 76,258 98,046 105,588 114,387 152,516 196,092 228,774 343,161 457,548 686,322 and 1,372,644, with no remainder.

Since 1,372,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,372,644, 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).