Q: Is 1,408,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,212 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 1,408,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 17 18 26 27 34 36 39 51 52 54 59 68 78 102 108 117 118 153 156 177 204 221 234 236 306 351 354 442 459 468 531 612 663 702 708 767 884 918 1,003 1,062 1,326 1,404 1,534 1,593 1,836 1,989 2,006 2,124 2,301 2,652 3,009 3,068 3,186 3,978 4,012 4,602 5,967 6,018 6,372 6,903 7,956 9,027 9,204 11,934 12,036 13,039 13,806 18,054 20,709 23,868 26,078 27,081 27,612 36,108 39,117 41,418 52,156 54,162 78,234 82,836 108,324 117,351 156,468 234,702 352,053 469,404 704,106 and 1,408,212, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,212, 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).