Q: Is 1,408,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,008 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 1,408,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 29 34 42 51 56 58 68 84 87 102 116 119 136 168 174 203 204 232 238 289 348 357 406 408 476 493 578 609 696 714 812 867 952 986 1,156 1,218 1,428 1,479 1,624 1,734 1,972 2,023 2,312 2,436 2,856 2,958 3,451 3,468 3,944 4,046 4,872 5,916 6,069 6,902 6,936 8,092 8,381 10,353 11,832 12,138 13,804 16,184 16,762 20,706 24,276 25,143 27,608 33,524 41,412 48,552 50,286 58,667 67,048 82,824 100,572 117,334 176,001 201,144 234,668 352,002 469,336 704,004 and 1,408,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,008, 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).