Q: Is 1,403,584 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,403,584 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 1,403,584 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 52 56 64 91 104 112 182 208 224 241 364 416 448 482 728 832 964 1,456 1,687 1,928 2,912 3,133 3,374 3,856 5,824 6,266 6,748 7,712 12,532 13,496 15,424 21,931 25,064 26,992 43,862 50,128 53,984 87,724 100,256 107,968 175,448 200,512 350,896 701,792 and 1,403,584, with no remainder.

Since 1,403,584 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,403,584, 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).