Q: Is 1,421,676 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,421,676 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 1,421,676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 23 34 36 46 51 68 69 92 101 102 138 153 202 204 207 276 303 306 391 404 414 606 612 782 828 909 1,173 1,212 1,564 1,717 1,818 2,323 2,346 3,434 3,519 3,636 4,646 4,692 5,151 6,868 6,969 7,038 9,292 10,302 13,938 14,076 15,453 20,604 20,907 27,876 30,906 39,491 41,814 61,812 78,982 83,628 118,473 157,964 236,946 355,419 473,892 710,838 and 1,421,676, with no remainder.

Since 1,421,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,421,676, 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).