Q: Is 1,438,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,438,008 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 1,438,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 22 24 26 33 39 44 52 66 78 88 104 132 143 156 264 286 312 419 429 572 838 858 1,144 1,257 1,676 1,716 2,514 3,352 3,432 4,609 5,028 5,447 9,218 10,056 10,894 13,827 16,341 18,436 21,788 27,654 32,682 36,872 43,576 55,308 59,917 65,364 110,616 119,834 130,728 179,751 239,668 359,502 479,336 719,004 and 1,438,008, with no remainder.

Since 1,438,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,438,008, 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).