Q: Is 1,408,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,408,888 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 1,408,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 19 23 26 31 38 46 52 62 76 92 104 124 152 184 247 248 299 403 437 494 589 598 713 806 874 988 1,178 1,196 1,426 1,612 1,748 1,976 2,356 2,392 2,852 3,224 3,496 4,712 5,681 5,704 7,657 9,269 11,362 13,547 15,314 18,538 22,724 27,094 30,628 37,076 45,448 54,188 61,256 74,152 108,376 176,111 352,222 704,444 and 1,408,888, with no remainder.

Since 1,408,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,408,888, 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).