Q: Is 1,412,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,412,424 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 1,412,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 104 108 117 156 216 234 312 351 468 503 702 936 1,006 1,404 1,509 2,012 2,808 3,018 4,024 4,527 6,036 6,539 9,054 12,072 13,078 13,581 18,108 19,617 26,156 27,162 36,216 39,234 52,312 54,324 58,851 78,468 108,648 117,702 156,936 176,553 235,404 353,106 470,808 706,212 and 1,412,424, with no remainder.

Since 1,412,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,412,424, 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).