Q: Is 1,402,596 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,402,596 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 1,402,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 27 36 37 39 52 54 74 78 81 108 111 117 148 156 162 222 234 243 324 333 351 444 468 481 486 666 702 729 962 972 999 1,053 1,332 1,404 1,443 1,458 1,924 1,998 2,106 2,886 2,916 2,997 3,159 3,996 4,212 4,329 5,772 5,994 6,318 8,658 8,991 9,477 11,988 12,636 12,987 17,316 17,982 18,954 25,974 26,973 35,964 37,908 38,961 51,948 53,946 77,922 107,892 116,883 155,844 233,766 350,649 467,532 701,298 and 1,402,596, with no remainder.

Since 1,402,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,402,596, 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).