Q: Is 1,435,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,435,616 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 1,435,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 17 26 28 29 32 34 52 56 58 68 91 104 112 116 119 136 182 203 208 221 224 232 238 272 364 377 406 416 442 464 476 493 544 728 754 812 884 928 952 986 1,456 1,508 1,547 1,624 1,768 1,904 1,972 2,639 2,912 3,016 3,094 3,248 3,451 3,536 3,808 3,944 5,278 6,032 6,188 6,409 6,496 6,902 7,072 7,888 10,556 12,064 12,376 12,818 13,804 15,776 21,112 24,752 25,636 27,608 42,224 44,863 49,504 51,272 55,216 84,448 89,726 102,544 110,432 179,452 205,088 358,904 717,808 and 1,435,616, with no remainder.

Since 1,435,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,435,616, 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).