Q: Is 1,409,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,409,256 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 1,409,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 23 24 36 37 46 69 72 74 92 111 138 148 184 207 222 276 296 333 414 444 529 552 666 828 851 888 1,058 1,332 1,587 1,656 1,702 2,116 2,553 2,664 3,174 3,404 4,232 4,761 5,106 6,348 6,808 7,659 9,522 10,212 12,696 15,318 19,044 19,573 20,424 30,636 38,088 39,146 58,719 61,272 78,292 117,438 156,584 176,157 234,876 352,314 469,752 704,628 and 1,409,256, with no remainder.

Since 1,409,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,409,256, 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).