Q: Is 1,409,496 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,409,496 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 1,409,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 19 22 24 33 38 44 57 66 76 88 114 132 152 209 228 264 281 418 456 562 627 836 843 1,124 1,254 1,672 1,686 2,248 2,508 3,091 3,372 5,016 5,339 6,182 6,744 9,273 10,678 12,364 16,017 18,546 21,356 24,728 32,034 37,092 42,712 58,729 64,068 74,184 117,458 128,136 176,187 234,916 352,374 469,832 704,748 and 1,409,496, with no remainder.

Since 1,409,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,409,496, 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).