Q: Is 1,408,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,608 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 1,408,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 67 72 73 96 134 144 146 201 219 268 288 292 402 438 536 584 603 657 804 876 1,072 1,168 1,206 1,314 1,608 1,752 2,144 2,336 2,412 2,628 3,216 3,504 4,824 4,891 5,256 6,432 7,008 9,648 9,782 10,512 14,673 19,296 19,564 21,024 29,346 39,128 44,019 58,692 78,256 88,038 117,384 156,512 176,076 234,768 352,152 469,536 704,304 and 1,408,608, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,608, 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).