Q: Is 1,431,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,431,864 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 1,431,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 54 56 63 72 84 108 126 168 189 216 252 378 504 756 947 1,512 1,894 2,841 3,788 5,682 6,629 7,576 8,523 11,364 13,258 17,046 19,887 22,728 25,569 26,516 34,092 39,774 51,138 53,032 59,661 68,184 79,548 102,276 119,322 159,096 178,983 204,552 238,644 357,966 477,288 715,932 and 1,431,864, with no remainder.

Since 1,431,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,431,864, 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).