Q: Is 1,400,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,400,424 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 1,400,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 23 24 43 46 59 69 86 92 118 129 138 172 177 184 236 258 276 344 354 472 516 552 708 989 1,032 1,357 1,416 1,978 2,537 2,714 2,967 3,956 4,071 5,074 5,428 5,934 7,611 7,912 8,142 10,148 10,856 11,868 15,222 16,284 20,296 23,736 30,444 32,568 58,351 60,888 116,702 175,053 233,404 350,106 466,808 700,212 and 1,400,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,400,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,400,424, 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).