Q: Is 1,373,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,373,472 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 1,373,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 19 24 32 36 38 48 57 72 76 96 114 144 152 171 228 251 288 304 342 456 502 608 684 753 912 1,004 1,368 1,506 1,824 2,008 2,259 2,736 3,012 4,016 4,518 4,769 5,472 6,024 8,032 9,036 9,538 12,048 14,307 18,072 19,076 24,096 28,614 36,144 38,152 42,921 57,228 72,288 76,304 85,842 114,456 152,608 171,684 228,912 343,368 457,824 686,736 and 1,373,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,373,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,373,472, 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).