Q: Is 1,437,996 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,437,996 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 1,437,996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 19 21 28 34 38 42 51 53 57 68 76 84 102 106 114 119 133 159 204 212 228 238 266 318 323 357 371 399 476 532 636 646 714 742 798 901 969 1,007 1,113 1,292 1,428 1,484 1,596 1,802 1,938 2,014 2,226 2,261 2,703 3,021 3,604 3,876 4,028 4,452 4,522 5,406 6,042 6,307 6,783 7,049 9,044 10,812 12,084 12,614 13,566 14,098 17,119 18,921 21,147 25,228 27,132 28,196 34,238 37,842 42,294 51,357 68,476 75,684 84,588 102,714 119,833 205,428 239,666 359,499 479,332 718,998 and 1,437,996, with no remainder.

Since 1,437,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,437,996, 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).