Q: Is 1,423,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,423,464 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 1,423,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 37 42 56 74 84 111 148 168 222 229 259 296 444 458 518 687 777 888 916 1,036 1,374 1,554 1,603 1,832 2,072 2,748 3,108 3,206 4,809 5,496 6,216 6,412 8,473 9,618 12,824 16,946 19,236 25,419 33,892 38,472 50,838 59,311 67,784 101,676 118,622 177,933 203,352 237,244 355,866 474,488 711,732 and 1,423,464, with no remainder.

Since 1,423,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,423,464, 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).