Q: Is 1,425,912 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,425,912 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 1,425,912 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 53 57 59 76 106 114 118 152 159 177 212 228 236 318 354 424 456 472 636 708 1,007 1,121 1,272 1,416 2,014 2,242 3,021 3,127 3,363 4,028 4,484 6,042 6,254 6,726 8,056 8,968 9,381 12,084 12,508 13,452 18,762 24,168 25,016 26,904 37,524 59,413 75,048 118,826 178,239 237,652 356,478 475,304 712,956 and 1,425,912, with no remainder.

Since 1,425,912 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,425,912, 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).