Q: Is 1,402,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,402,296 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 1,402,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 357 408 476 491 714 952 982 1,428 1,473 1,964 2,856 2,946 3,437 3,928 5,892 6,874 8,347 10,311 11,784 13,748 16,694 20,622 25,041 27,496 33,388 41,244 50,082 58,429 66,776 82,488 100,164 116,858 175,287 200,328 233,716 350,574 467,432 701,148 and 1,402,296, with no remainder.

Since 1,402,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,402,296, 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).