Q: Is 1,414,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,414,728 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 1,414,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 401 441 504 588 802 882 1,176 1,203 1,604 1,764 2,406 2,807 3,208 3,528 3,609 4,812 5,614 7,218 8,421 9,624 11,228 14,436 16,842 19,649 22,456 25,263 28,872 33,684 39,298 50,526 58,947 67,368 78,596 101,052 117,894 157,192 176,841 202,104 235,788 353,682 471,576 707,364 and 1,414,728, with no remainder.

Since 1,414,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,414,728, 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).