Q: Is 1,432,998 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,432,998 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 1,432,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 42 51 54 63 102 119 126 153 189 223 238 306 357 378 446 459 669 714 918 1,071 1,338 1,561 2,007 2,142 3,122 3,213 3,791 4,014 4,683 6,021 6,426 7,582 9,366 11,373 12,042 14,049 22,746 26,537 28,098 34,119 42,147 53,074 68,238 79,611 84,294 102,357 159,222 204,714 238,833 477,666 716,499 and 1,432,998, with no remainder.

Since 1,432,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,432,998, 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).